未 (Kanji for not yet)

Onyomi

MI	I'm not yet the perfect ME.

Mnemonic

未 is basically 末, but with a SHORTER upper horizontal stroke. . . because the upper stroke is a baby branch that is NOT YET FULLY GROWN.

Kunyomi

ま*だ	not yet 1/2 KANA ★★★★☆

Jukugo

未来(みらい)	future ★★★★☆ 未 (not yet) + 来 (come/future) = 未来 (future) future (未来時制　(未来じせい）＝the future tense)
未熟(みじゅく) な	not yet good at something. ★★☆☆☆ 未 (not yet) + 熟 (get good at) = 未熟 (not yet good at something.)
未成年(みせいねん)	legal minor ★★☆☆☆ 未 (not yet) + 成 (become) + 年 (year) = 未成年 (legal minor)
未遂(みすい) xxx	attempted xxx ★☆☆☆☆ 未 (not yet) + 遂 (attain) = 未遂 (attempted xxx) attempted xxx (murder, suicide, kidnapping, etc.)

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint
未	not yet	TOP BRANCH SHORTER
夫	husband	NO PENIS
末	the tip	TOP BRANCH LONGER

The MADA tree, the top branch has not yet fully grown, that's why it is shorter than the middle one.

The SUE tree, however, the top branch has grown all the way to the tip, which is why it's LONGER than the middle one!

Unlike the trees,the husband has NOTHING BETWEEN HIS LEGS, so that's how you can remember him. (FYI they say his wife cut his pecker off . . .after catching him fucking the tree) (birch!)

未 not yet

Onyomi

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Kunyomi

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