This is the 448th most frequent Japanese word.
未来
"未来" means "future."
Here, '未来' is used to refer to the general concept of a time ahead, beyond the present.
未来は必ずしも予測したとおりにはいかない。
The future does not always turn out as predicted.
In this sentence, '未来' points toward an individual's upcoming time period.
彼女は未来の計画について話していました。
She was talking about her plans for the future.
Here, '未来' denotes the future state or conditions of humanity as a whole.