future; time to come
General term for the future, often with a sense of distance or possibility. Used in everyday and formal contexts.
未来の技術に期待している。
I'm looking forward to future technology.
He believes in a bright future.
future existence; world beyond the grave
Buddhist term for the afterlife or future rebirth. Rare in everyday speech; mainly encountered in religious contexts.
仏教では、未来の世での幸せを願う。
In Buddhism, one prays for happiness in the world to come.
future tense
Grammar term for the future tense. Used in linguistic descriptions.
日本語には厳密な未来形はないが、「未来」という用語で説明されることがある。
Japanese doesn't have a strict future tense, but it is sometimes explained using the term 未来.
She worked hard and carved out her own future.
A bright future awaits the children.
Young people bear the future of the country.
Research using AI to predict the future is advancing.
We move forward toward the future.
未来 refers to the future as an abstract time period, often distant, while 前途 is more concrete, focusing on the road or prospects immediately ahead of a person or plan.
未来 is the general abstract term for 'the future' used in any context, while 先々 carries a stronger sense of 'sooner or later, inevitably'.
未来 means 'the future', standing in temporal opposition to 歴史, which concerns the recorded past.
vision of the future; future image
future vision; plan for the future