No. 448 in Japanese
未来
"未来" means "future."
In a sentence
未来は必ずしも予測したとおりにはいかない。
The future does not always turn out as predicted.
Here, '未来' is used to refer to the general concept of a time ahead, beyond the present.
彼女は未来の計画について話していました。
She was talking about her plans for the future.
In this sentence, '未来' points toward an individual's upcoming time period.
この研究の成果は人類の未来に役立つだろう。
The results of this research will likely benefit humanity's future.
Here, '未来' denotes the future state or conditions of humanity as a whole.
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