Japanese symbol for “unanswered”

未回答

みかいとう

Romaji: mikaitou

unanswered

In Japanese, unanswered is 未回答, read みかいとう (mikaitou).

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Meanings

adj-no, n unanswered

Kanji and stroke order

未

un-, not yet, hitherto

on: ミ、ビ
kun: いま.だ、ま.だ、ひつじ

5 strokes · JLPT 2

回

-times, round, game

on: カイ、エ
kun: まわ.る、-まわ.る、-まわ.り、まわ.す

6 strokes · JLPT 3

答

solution, answer

on: トウ
kun: こた.える、こた.え

12 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
未来	みらい mirai	(distant) future
未遂	みすい misui	failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
未定	みてい mitei	not yet fixed; undecided; pending
未成年	みせいねん miseinen	minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
未知	みち michi	not yet known; unknown; strange
未満	みまん miman	less than; under; below
今回	こんかい konkai	this time; now
回復	かいふく kaifuku	restoration; recovery; rehabilitation
答え	こたえ kotae	answer; reply; response

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.