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How to say 'Not yet' or 'Still' in Japanese | 未だ未だ

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The Japanese word for Not yet or Still is 'Madamada', written as 未だ未だ in Japanese.'Not yet' or 'Still' in hiragana is まだまだ.

    Meaning

    Not yet, Still

    Reading

    まだまだ

    madamada

    Kanji

    Not yet

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb '未だ未だ (まだまだ)' can mean 'still' or 'not yet' depending on the context. It is often used to indicate that something is ongoing or incomplete. For example: I still have a lot to learn「私は未だ未だ学ぶことがたくさんある」(わたしはまだまだまなぶことがたくさんある). The project is not yet finished「そのプロジェクトは未だ未だ終わっていない」(そのプロジェクトはまだまだおわっていない). This adverb can also be used to express humility or modesty, as in 'I am still far from perfect'「私は未だ未だ完璧ではない」(わたしはまだまだかんぺきではない).

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    3342

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 未だ未だ

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Not yet

Hiragana in the Word 未だ未だ

This word contains 1 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Da

Words Related to 未だ未だ Through the Kanji

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 未 as well.

  • word

    未だ

    Meaning

    Still

  • word

    Meaning

    Not yet

  • word

    未来

    Meaning

    Future

  • word

    未満

    Meaning

    Less

  • word

    未定

    Meaning

    Undecided

  • word

    未婚

    Meaning

    Unmarried

  • word

    未成年

    Meaning

    Minor

Words Related to 未だ未だ Through the Kanji

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 未 as well.

  • word

    未だ

    Meaning

    Still

  • word

    Meaning

    Not yet

  • word

    未来

    Meaning

    Future

  • 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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