Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 未来, 美雷(Japanese Kanji) みらい(Japanese Hiragana) ミライ(Japanese Katakana) Pronounced Pron. MEE-RIE [key] Other Forms FormsMikuru Meaning & History From Japanese 未来 (mirai) meaning "future" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty" combined with 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder". Other kanji combinations are possible.