未確認(みかくにん)

みかくにん
noun
unconfirmed; unidentified; unverified
1. unconfirmed; unidentified; unverified
Indicates that something has not yet been officially verified or identified. Common in news reporting and official communications, as in the well-known compound 未確認飛行物体 (UFO).
未確認(みかくにん)の情報(じょうほう)です。
This is unconfirmed information.
未確認(みかくにん)飛行(ひこう)物体(ぶったい)が目撃(もくげき)された。
An unidentified flying object was spotted.
被害(ひがい)の全容(ぜんよう)はまだ未確認(みかくにん)のままだ。
The full extent of the damage remains unconfirmed.

A compound of 未(み) (not yet) and 確認(かくにん) (confirmation). Used as a noun modifier to indicate that something has not been verified or identified. Common in news reporting, official communications, and formal writing.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 未確認(みかくにん)情報(じょうほう): unconfirmed information/report
  • 未確認(みかくにん)飛行(ひこう)物体(ぶったい): unidentified flying object (UFO)
  • 未確認(みかくにん)のまま: remaining unconfirmed
  • 未確認(みかくにん)生物(せいぶつ): unidentified creature (UMA)

WORD FORMATION:

The prefix 未(み)～ indicates "not yet" and attaches to many two-kanji compounds:

  • 未(み)完成(かんせい): incomplete
  • 未(み)解決(かいけつ): unsolved
  • 未(み)経験(けいけん): inexperienced
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