Japanese symbol for “undiscovered”
未発見
みはっけん
Romaji: mihakken
undiscovered; not yet found; unexplored
In Japanese, undiscovered is 未発見, read みはっけん (mihakken).
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Meanings
- adj-no undiscovered; not yet found; unexplored
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “undiscovered”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 未発 | みはつ mihatsu | undiscovered; not yet invented; unpublished |
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 |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 見る | みる miru | to see; to look; to watch |
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.