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

Sino-Japanese vocabulary Sino-Japanese vocabulary, also known as , is a subset of Japanese vocabulary that originated in Chinese language, Chinese or was created from elements borrowed from Chinese. Most Sino-Japanese words were borrowed in the 5th–9th centuries AD, from ...

(its cognates include

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''weilai'' and

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''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 languages, a wider group of languages defined in the early 20th century ** Kingdom of Zimbabwe, a Shona stat ...

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 playe ...

*, frontman of

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*, Japanese actor *, American figure skater *

Mirai Navrátil Mirai (meaning ''Future'' in Japanese language, Japanese) is a Czech Republic, Czech pop music, pop music group, founded in 2014 in Nový Jičín. The band consists of frontman, singer, and guitarist is Mirai Navrátil, drummer Šimon Bílý, b ...

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

Fictional Characters

*Mirai, a character in the ''

Senran Kagura is a multimedia franchise created by Kenichiro Takaki and developed primarily by Tamsoft and Marvelous. The series debuted in Japan in 2011 with the release of ''Senran Kagura: Shōjo-tachi no Shinei (Senran Kagura: Portrait of Girls)'' for t ...

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

Maho Girls PreCure! , also known as ''Maho Girls PreCure!'', is a Japanese anime television series by Toei Animation and the thirteenth installment in the ''Pretty Cure'' series. The series, directed by Masato Mitsuka and written by Isao Murayama with characte ...

'' *, 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''. It aired from February 13, 2000, to February 11, ...

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

Ultraman Mebius is a Japanese television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting. It is the 15th entry (21st overall) and 40th anniversary production in the Ultra Series, which first began in 1966. It premiered on the Tokyo Broad ...

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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 publ ...

, 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 (company), Sunrise's long-running ''Gundam'' franchise, and a sequel to the 2013 series ''Gundam Build Fighters''. Like its predecessor, and in contrast to other '' ...

'' *, 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 Production with a producer at the 765 Live Theater. The origi ...

'' *, 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 '' PriPara'' & '' Idol Time PriPara'' and the third entry in Takara Tomy's '' Pretty Series''. An anime television series ad ...

'' *, 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 (studio), Bones, and Kinema Citrus. It first aired on Fuji TV's noitamina timeslot in July 2009, running for 11 episodes until ...

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

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

'' *, a character in ''

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

'' *, 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. T ...

'' and ''

Boruto is a Japanese manga series written by Ukyō Kodachi and Masashi Kishimoto, and illustrated by Mikio Ikemoto. It is a spin-off and a sequel to the manga series ''Naruto'' by Kishimoto, and follows the exploits of Naruto Uzumaki's son ...

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