Kanji 未

音読おんよみ: ミ・

訓読くんよみ: いまだ

画数かくすう: 5

部首ぶしゅ: き(木)

Meaning

Not Yet / Still / Un-

  • 未来みらい — future
  • 未定みてい — undecided / pending
  • 未満みまん — less than / under
  • 未経験みけいけん — no experience
  • 未確認みかくにん — unconfirmed
  • 未成年みせいねん — minor (underage)

shows a tree 木 that hasn’t fully grown—its top line is shorter than the bottom. Compare with まつ, where the top line sticks out further; that one means “end.” So 未 naturally carries the sense of “not yet / still to come.”

In the zodiac, 未 is the eighth sign (Sheep/Ram/Goat).

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