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未熟 (みじゅく, mijuku) Japanese meaning: unripe | Kotomora
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未み
熟じゅく
で
渋しぶ
い
。
This persimmon is still unripe and astringent.
Please do not harvest unripe fruit.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 はまだ 未み 熟じゅく だ someone is still immature/inexperienced
He is still inexperienced, but he keeps working hard.
未み 熟じゅく な 〈 物もの 〉 an unripe fruit or vegetable
I got a stomachache from eating an unripe persimmon.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 未み 熟じゅく さ someone's immaturity/inexperience (as a noun)
It was an incident that made me keenly aware of my own immaturity.
未み 熟じゅく なりに 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something despite being inexperienced
I did my best even though I'm still inexperienced.
Related words· 10 青い literally means 'green/blue' and is used specifically for unripe fruit or vegetables, while 未熟 is a broader term covering both literal unripeness and metaphorical immaturity.
未経験 simply means 'lacking experience' in a factual sense, whereas 未熟 adds a judgment that one's skill or character is underdeveloped as a result.
幼稚 describes childish or naive behavior/thinking, while 未熟 more generally covers underdeveloped skill, judgment, or experience.
稚拙 specifically describes clumsy or unskilled work (like writing or art), while 未熟 is a more general term for a person or ability being underdeveloped.
Show 6 more 未熟 describes personal immaturity in general, while モラトリアム (in its psychological sense) specifically names the sociological phase of delaying adult responsibilities.
未熟 covers unripe fruit or immature skills/character broadly, while 半熟 is limited to food (especially eggs) that is only partly cooked or ripe.
未熟 specifically means unskilled or unripe in ability or judgment, while 若い can simply describe age as well as inexperience.
未熟 is a stronger, more critical word for immaturity or lack of skill, whereas 初心 in this sense describes mild, beginner-like inexperience without criticism.
Opposites 成熟 means 'mature' or 'ripe', the direct opposite of 未熟 in both its literal (fruit) and figurative (person) senses.
熟練 describes someone highly skilled and experienced, the opposite of 未熟 when describing a person's ability.
未熟 means immature or unripe, the direct opposite of 円熟's fully matured, well-rounded state.
Don't confuse with 未完成 means 'incomplete/unfinished', focusing on a lack of completion, while 未熟 emphasizes a lack of ripeness or maturity in quality or skill.
未熟 implies overall immaturity or lack of skill in general, while 不慣れ specifically means unaccustomed to a particular task or situation due to newness.
Etymology Compound of 未 (mi, 'not yet') and 熟 (juku, 'ripen, mature'). The kanji combination directly conveys 'not yet ripe/mature'.
未熟 focuses on lack of skill or experience (immaturity in ability), whereas 子供っぽい describes childlike manner or appearance.
未熟 emphasizes lack of skill or experience (e.g. in work or judgment), while 幼い as 'immature' focuses on childlike thinking or behavior rather than competence.
