How to say 'Not yet' in Japanese | 未

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The Japanese word for Not yet is 'Mi', written as 未 in Japanese.'Not yet' in hiragana is み.

word

未

Meaning

Not yet

Reading

み

Kanji

未Not yet

Explanation

The Japanese noun '未 (み)' means 'not yet' or 'still not'. It is often used to indicate that something has not yet happened or been completed. This word is commonly used in compound words or phrases to express the idea of something being incomplete or pending. For example: The project is not yet finished「プロジェクトは未完了です」(ぷろじぇくとはみかんりょうです). He has not yet arrived「彼は未到着です」(かれはみとうちゃくです). The word '未' can also be used in more abstract contexts, such as '未解決 (みかいけつ)' meaning 'unresolved' or '未確認 (みかくにん)' meaning 'unconfirmed'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2163

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 未

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

未

Meaning

Not yet

Words Related to 未 Through the Kanji 未

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 未 as well.

word

未だ

Meaning

Still

word

未来

Meaning

Future

word

未だ未だ

Meaning

Not yet, Still

word

未満

Meaning

Less

word

未定

Meaning

Undecided

word

未婚

Meaning

Unmarried

word

未成年

Meaning

Minor

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What does 'Mi' (未) mean?

'Mi' means 'Not yet' .

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