WORD DETAIL
未定
みてい
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
未定is read asみていand is a noun and adjectival noun meaning undecided or not yet determined. - Basic usage: The current status appears in
日程は未定だ, while a qualification appears in場所は未定だが.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Not yet decided
- It focuses on a choice or decision that has not been completed, rather than simply information that cannot be known.
- Difference from
未確定- Both indicate a lack of finality;
未定stresses that something has not been decided, while未確定often stresses that it is not yet confirmed.
- Both indicate a lack of finality;