not yet

(tree) + (one/line radical)
★★★★☆
5 strokes

Onyomi

MI

I'm not yet the perfect ME.

Mnemonic

未 is basically 末, but with a SHORTER upper horizontal stroke. . . because the upper stroke is a baby branch that is NOT YET FULLY GROWN.

Kunyomi

ま*だ not yet 1/2 KANA
★★★★☆

Jukugo

未来(みらい)

future ★★★★☆
(not yet) + (come/future) = 未来 (future)

future (未来時制 (未来じせい)=the future tense)

未熟(みじゅく)

not yet good at something. ★★☆☆☆
(not yet) + (get good at) = 未熟 (not yet good at something.)

未成年(みせいねん)

legal minor ★★☆☆☆
(not yet) + (become) + (year) = 未成年 (legal minor)

未遂(みすい) xxx

attempted xxx ★☆☆☆☆
(not yet) + (attain) = 未遂 (attempted xxx)

attempted xxx (murder, suicide, kidnapping, etc.)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
not yet TOP BRANCH SHORTER
husband NO PENIS
the tip TOP BRANCH LONGER

The MADA tree, the top branch has not yet fully grown, that's why it is shorter than the middle one.

The SUE tree, however, the top branch has grown all the way to the tip, which is why it's LONGER than the middle one!

Unlike the trees,the husband has NOTHING BETWEEN HIS LEGS, so that's how you can remember him. (FYI they say his wife cut his pecker off . . .after catching him fucking the tree) (birch!)

Used In

Synonyms

future
未来    将来   
novice
素人    初心者    未熟   
once again
また 未だ    もう一度    もう一回    もういっぺん