未み

Don't confuse with

• さN2

  Both み and さ attach to adjective stems to make nouns, but さ gives an objective, measurable degree (高さ = height as a measurement) while み gives a more subjective, sensory quality (高み = a lofty place/height as felt).

• 末すえN3

  末 (すえ, 'end') and 未 (み, 'not yet') look almost identical but differ by one stroke and have opposite meanings related to time.

• 末まつN1

  末 and 未 look almost identical, differing by one stroke, but 末 means 'end' while 未 means 'not yet', as in 未来 (the future).

• 非ひN2

  未 means 'not yet' in a temporal sense, as in 未完成, while 非 carries no time meaning and instead marks something as outside a category, as in 非公式.

Word family· 125

• 未み来らいN3

  future; time to come · future existence; world beyond the grave · future tense

• 未み満まんN2

  less than; under; below

• 未み成せい年ねんN3

  minor; underage person; being under age

• 未み知ちN1

  unknown; not yet known; strange

• 未み遂すいN1

  attempt; failed attempt

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Written forms

• 未みUsage99%

  Standard kanji spelling for this prefix.

• みUsage1%

Etymology

From the kanji 未, which originally depicted a tree with new branches, symbolizing 'not yet' or 'immature'. The prefix use derives from this meaning.