未

not yet; un-; hitherto; still; even now; sign of the ram; 1-3PM; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac

5 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 650.

Readings

• ミ (on reading): 未来 (みらい) (distant) future; 未 (み) not yet
• ひつじ (kun reading): 未 (ひつじ) the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); 未年 (ひつじどし) year of the Sheep
• ビ (on reading): 火水未済 (かすいびせい) wei ji (hexagram 64 of the I Ching: before completion)
• いまだ (kun reading): 未だし (いまだし) premature; 未だに (いまだに) still
• まだ (kun reading)

Components

• 木
• ｜ radical vertical stroke
• ハ radical eight, katakana ha
• 二 radical two
• 亠 radical lid
• 木 radical tree

Kanji containing 未

• 味 flavor
• 魅 fascination
• 妹 younger sister
• 朱 vermilion
• 耒 come
• 昧 dark
• 眛 dark
• 寐 sleep

Words using 未

• 未来 (みらい) (distant) future
• 未 (み) not yet
• 未満 (みまん) less than
• 未明 (みめい) early dawn
• 未成年 (みせいねん) minority (i.e. being under age)
• 未 (ひつじ) the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
• 未年 (ひつじどし) year of the Sheep
• 乙未 (きのとひつじ) Wood Sheep (32nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1955, 2015, 2075)
• 丁未 (ひのとひつじ) Fire Sheep (44th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1907, 1967, 2027)
• 辛未 (かのとひつじ) Metal Sheep (8th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1931, 1991, 2051)
• 火水未済 (かすいびせい) wei ji (hexagram 64 of the I Ching: before completion)
• 未だし (いまだし) premature
• 未だに (いまだに) still
• 未だかつて (いまだかつて) never (before)

249 words in all.

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