未
KanjiJLPT N3
Not Yet
un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
Mnemonic
Looks like a tree with shorter upper branches — the top has not yet fully grown.
Details
The keyword for 未 is not yet. This kanji expresses the idea of something that has not happened or been completed, conveying a sense of incompleteness or anticipation of a future state. It often implies that while something hasn't occurred up to the present moment, there remains the possibility that it will. It is also associated with the eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac, corresponding to the sheep or goat.
- On'yomi
- み、び
- Kun'yomi
- いま.だ、ま.だ、ひつじ