Japanese symbol for “unresolved”
未解決
みかいけつ
Romaji: mikaiketsu
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending
In Japanese, unresolved is 未解決, read みかいけつ (mikaiketsu).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unresolved”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 審議未了 | しんぎみりょう shingimiryou | unresolved; shelved |
| ずるずる | ずるずる zuruzuru | loose; lax; inconclusive |
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 |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement; solution; resolution |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unresolved”.
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.