1.
future, time to come
The time that will come after the present.
2.
future tense
In grammar, the tense indicating future actions.
Related time words
Common collocations
- 未来に向かって (toward the future)
- 未来を予測する (to predict the future)
- 未来を描く (to envision the future)
- 明るい未来 (bright future)
- 未来永劫 (for all eternity)
Common patterns
未来形 = future tense (grammatical term)
Usage
未 means "not yet" and 来 means "to come," so 未来 literally means "what has not yet come."
Related Words
Related:
過去 (past)
Related:
現在 (present)
Compare:
将来 (personal future, realistic)
Compare:
次世代 (next generation)