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未

Not Yet
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingミ、ビ
Kun readingいま.だ、ま.だ
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 4Level 7

Meanings

  1. not yetRtK
    ただし未だ通説はない。However, scholars have yet to reach a consensus.wiki
    しかし、詳細は未だに不明である。However, the details of his intentions have not been clarified yet.wiki
  2. 1-3PMひつじ ↓
  3. eighth sign of Chinese zodiacひつじ ↓
  4. even now
  5. hitherto
  6. sign of the ramひつじ ↓
  7. still
    彼は商売はまだ未熟だ。He is still green in business.tatoeba
  8. un-

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same spelling, other readings
  • 未 ひつじ — the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm)
Same reading (み)
実 · fruit身 · one's body巳 · the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
Same reading (ひつじ)
羊 · sheep (Ovis aries)

Popular Usage

未だ

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
未
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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

tree (木) · wood (木) · one (一)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 229

Compound words

未だまだ
still; as yet; only; (not) yet; more
未開みかい
uncivilized; uncivilised; primitive; savage; undeveloped (land)
未決みけつ
pending; undecided; unconvicted; awaiting judgement
未婚みこん
unmarried; not yet married
未熟みじゅく
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced
未遂みすい
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
未然みぜん
before it happens; previously
未知みち
not yet known; unknown; strange
未定みてい
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
未納みのう
payment default; overdue on a payment
未満みまん
less than; under; below
未明みめい
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
未来みらい
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; the world to come; future (tense)
未練みれん
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
未解決みかいけつ
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
未完成みかんせい
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
未熟児みじゅくじ
premature baby
未知数みちすう
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
未発表みはっぴょう
unpublished; unreleased; not yet made public
未払いみはらい
unpaid; overdue
未亡人みぼうじん
widow
未成年みせいねん
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
前代未聞ぜんだいみもん
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
未成年者みせいねんしゃ
minor; underage person

On Reading Examples

大学卒業生の未就職者は４０００人以上に及んでいる。み
The number of unemployed college graduates amounts to more than 4000.tatoeba
新しい遺跡で未発掘はいくつだったのですか。み
How many new sites were uncovered?tatoeba
払い戻しを受けるには、商品は未開封のままご返送下さい。み
For a refund, you must return the item unopened.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は若くて未経験だがやる気満々だ。
He is young and inexperienced, but quite enterprising.tatoeba
彼は自殺しようとしたが、未遂に終わった。
He tried to kill himself but it ended in failure.tatoeba
彼はまだ未成年でしかない。
He is hardly more than a lad.tatoeba

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Not yet. 木 (tree) with a short top branch — a tree not grown yet.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 未

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step