is a Japanese given name. It means "future" and is part of the

Sino-Japanese vocabulary Sino-Japanese vocabulary, also known as refers to Japanese vocabulary that had originated in Chinese or were created from elements borrowed from Chinese. Some grammatical structures and sentence patterns can also be identified as Sino-Japanese. S ...

(its cognates include

Mandarin Chinese Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language ...

''weilai'' and

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

''mirae''). Coincidentally, it is also a

Shona Shona often refers to: * Shona people, a Southern African people * Shona language, a Bantu language spoken by Shona people today Shona may also refer to: * ''Shona'' (album), 1994 album by New Zealand singer Shona Laing * Shona (given name) * S ...

name meaning "wait".

People

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professional shogi player A professional shogi player (将棋棋士 ''shōgi kishi'' or プロ棋士 ''puro kishi'' "professional player") is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players. There are two categories of professional player ...

*, frontman of

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*, Japanese actor *, American figure skater *

Mirai Navrátil Mirai may refer to: Computing * Mirai (software), 3D creation and editing suite * Mirai (malware), used for launching distributed denial-of-service attacks Transportation * RV ''Mirai'', a Japanese oceanographic research vessel * Toyota Mirai, ...

(born 1992), Czech (born in Japan) singer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese actress

Fictional Characters

*Mirai, a character in the ''

Senran Kagura is a video game series created by Kenichiro Takaki, produced by Marvelous and mostly developed by Tamsoft. The franchise revolves around groups of female shinobi, and has received manga and anime adaptations. The anime has been licensed by ...

'' series. *, a main character in ''

Maho Girls PreCure! , also known as ''Maho Girls PreCure!'', is a 2016 Japanese anime television series by Toei Animation and the thirteenth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the eleventh generation of Cures. The series, directed ...

'' *, initially named as Domon Junior (ドモンジュニア), Domon/Time Yellow's son, in ''

Mirai Sentai Timeranger is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television series and the 24th series in Toei's Super Sentai metaseries. Footage from this series was used in the American production ''Power Rangers Time Force''. The opening narration of the series announces, . ' ...

'' * Mirai Hibino, the main character in ''

Ultraman Mebius is a Japanese television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting. It is the 20th TV series and 40th anniversary production in the Ultra Series, which first began in 1966. It premiered on the Tokyo Broadcasting Sys ...

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Mirai Iwaki is a Japanese manga series by Satomi Ikezawa about a Labrador puppy, named Ponta, who turns into a human and falls in love with Mirai Iwaki, who's very popular in his school. In 2000, it won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo. It was publi ...

, a character in ''Guru Guru Pon-chan'' *, a character in ''

Gundam Build Fighters Try is a 2014 Japanese science fiction anime television series based on Sunrise's long-running '' Gundam'' franchise, and a sequel to the 2013 series '' Gundam Build Fighters''. Like its predecessor, and in contrast to other ''Gundam'' series, ...

'' *, a character in ''

The Idolmaster Million Live! is a Japanese multimedia spin-off series of ''The Idolmaster'', starting with the game of the same name. The series follows a new group of idols working alongside the idols of 765 Productions with a producer at the 765 Theater Agency. The o ...

*, a character in ''

Beyond the Boundary is a Japanese light novel series written by Nagomu Torii, with illustrations by Tomoyo Kamoi. The work won an honorable mention in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2011. Kyoto Animation has published three volumes since June 2012. ...

'' *, a character in ''

Kiratto Pri Chan , short for ''Sparkling Prism☆Channel'', is a Japanese arcade game by Takara Tomy Arts. It is the successor to '' Pretty Rhythm'', '' PriPara'', '' Idol Time PriPara'' and the third entry in Takara Tomy's ''Pretty Series''. An anime te ...

'' *, a character in ''

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is a Japanese anime television series produced by Fuji TV, Asmik Ace, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Dentsu, Bones, and Kinema Citrus. It first aired on Fuji TV's noitamina timeslot in july 2009, running for 11 episodes until September. The ...

'' *, the titular character in '' Mirai'' *, a character in ''

Mobile Suit Gundam , also known as ''First Gundam'', ''Gundam 0079'' or simply ''Gundam '79'', is an anime television series, produced and animated by Nippon Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting ...

'' *, a character in ''

Puella Magi Kazumi Magica The following is a list of manga publications published by Houbunsha based on the 2011 anime series, '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica''. The series revolves around a schoolgirl named Madoka Kaname, as well as her friend Sayaka Miki, who are approa ...

'' *, a character in the manga and anime series ''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. ...

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Boruto Boruto (ボルト) means "bolt" or " volt" in Japanese. Boruto may also refer to: * '' Boruto: Naruto the Movie'', an animated film produced by Pierrot in 2015 * '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'', a manga series written by Ukyo Kodachi and Mas ...

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