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一寸先は闇

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一寸先は闇

phrase 一寸（いっすん）先（さき）は闇（やみ

  1. 将来のことは、ほんのわずか先のことですら、全くわからないということ。 「上方いろはがるた」の「い」の札、これに代えて「いやいや三杯」を用いる場合もある。

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"一寸先は闇." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ja/%E4%B8%80%E5%AF%B8%E5%85%88%E3%81%AF%E9%97%87. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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一寸先は闇. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E4%B8%80%E5%AF%B8%E5%85%88%E3%81%AF%E9%97%87

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"一寸先は闇." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E4%B8%80%E5%AF%B8%E5%85%88%E3%81%AF%E9%97%87.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {一寸先は闇},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E4%B8%80%E5%AF%B8%E5%85%88%E3%81%AF%E9%97%87},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}