Translation guide
Describes something whose identity, origin, or nature is unknown or not yet determined. Japanese uses different expressions depending on whether you're talking about a person, object, phenomenon, or formal status.
To say that something or someone has not been identified, often in news, reports, or formal contexts.
To refer to someone whose name or identity you don't know in everyday conversation.
To describe something seen or detected that cannot be identified, like a flying object or signal.
Emphasizes that the true nature or identity is unknown, often with a nuance of mystery or suspicion. Used for people, creatures, or phenomena.
An unidentified creature was sighted.
未確認の情報が流れている。
Unconfirmed information is circulating.
見知らぬ男が話しかけてきた。
An unidentified man spoke to me.
An unidentified object was floating in the sea.