Keyword
not yet
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig229
Readings
(74%)
いま
(16%)
(8%)
Composed of
one
tree
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a tree with only two horizontal branches. It has not yet become a mature tree, because what's a tree with only two branches, right?

Do not confuse it with , which is not a tree but a grain plant.

Used in kanji (8 in total)
flavor
business
younger sister
charm
Used in vocabulary (242 in total)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
still; even now; to this day
not yet known; unknown; strange
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
not yet; un-
minor; not of age
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
less than; under; below
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
unmarried; not yet married
forevermore; for eternity
to prevent; to take precautions
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
green hand; novice
unconfirmed; unidentified
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
not until now; never yet
immaturity; infancy
unsettled; pending; unresolved
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
attempted assassination
precognition; prescience
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
before it happens; previously
man of the future; Homo futurus
untrodden; unexplored
incomplete; unfinished
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
undiscovered; not found; unexplored
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
minor; person under age
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
regretful; irresolute
unregistered; non-registered
unpaid; overdue
unpublished; not yet announced
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
unpaved; unsurfaced
unsettled; pending
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
vision of the future
undeveloped (countries); backward; unentered
pending; undecided; unconvicted; awaiting judgement
payment default; overdue on a payment
barbarian; savage; savage (primitive) people (race)
pending; incomplete
unreached; unattained; unachieved; unprecedented
undifferentiated; unspecialized
undigested (food); unfulfilled (orders); unused (funds)
regretful; irresolute
unknown; unidentified
untreated; left unattended (to); still to be dealt with; unprocessed
unexplained; unsolved; unclear
not yet seen; unseen; unacquainted; unknown
non-achievement (of a goal); failing to achieve
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
unmarried person
before an event takes place
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
unprocessed; raw; unfinished
conscious neglect; willful negligence; wilful negligence
unconvicted prisoner; prisoner under trial
not until now; never yet
detention prison
undefined; unspecified
not yet officially announced
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
unfinished; unfilled (order); unexecuted
pre-school child; pre-schooler
not until now; never yet
unused item; never-used item
forecast of the future
nonpayment of tribute
year of the Sheep
rather; better
unrepatriated person
uncompleted; unfinished; crude
unlisted stocks; unlisted shares; unquoted shares
ignoring a text message by leaving it unopened and marked as "unread" (in online chatting)
not yet arrived
Earth Sheep (56th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1919, 1979, 2039)
unbeliever; inquirer
not included (in a compilation, album, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
uncultivated; wild
uncivilized country
before one's birth; before one was born
preschool (not yet entered school)
nai stem (of a Japanese verb); irrealis form; imperfective form
Metal Sheep (8th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1931, 1991, 2051)
uncultivated land
attempted extortion; extortion attempt
Fire Sheep (44th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1907, 1967, 2027)
account receivable; outstanding account
to the end of time; to the crack of doom; for ever and ever
executory; unpaid
arrears; arrearage
past, present and future; three states of existence
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
unfinished goods
Water Sheep (20th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1943, 2003, 2063)
unclimbed mountain
unorganized; unorganised
unfinished manuscript
attempted crime
outstanding (account)
eternally; forever
below adult age; one's minority
crude; rough; unrefined; raw
uncultivated land
(work) not yet started
detention pending trial
accrued; outstanding
unpaid; overdue
unvaccinated; uninoculated
ill health before symptoms appear; presymptomatic; pre-symptomatic
unfinished article
Wood Sheep (32nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1955, 2015, 2075)
anonymous; of unknown authorship
unpublished
primitive and barbarous; uncivilized and barbaric
person in arrears; (tax) defaulter
virgin soil; uncultivated land
untranslated
minor; not of age
unprecedented; unheard-of; never propounded (discovered, invented) by anyone before
unknown language; unknown word
undefined behavior; unspecified behavior
failing to report; unreported; not officially registered (e.g. spouse)
tendency to not get married; declining marriage rate
unsettled; unfinished; undivided (profits)
pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
something to be desired
past, present and future; three states of existence
a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)
a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)
arrears; arrearage
unclimbed mountain
hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm)
outstanding (account)
uninstalled; projected
undivided (profits)
not paid up (capital)
unheard-of; unparalleled
regret and sympathy; having lingering attachment and sympathy toward someone
Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (faction of the LDP)
volitional future
futurist; futurologist
outstanding account; unpaid account
outstanding account; unpaid account
unsympathetic and inconsiderate; coldhearted
unsympathetic and inconsiderate; coldhearted
prepaid insurance premium; unearned premium; unexpired premium
unbleached; undyed
unbleached; undyed
goods in transit; stock yet to arrive
day of the Sheep
uncompleted (railway) line
Chinese hypericum (Hypericum monogynum)
Examples (93 in total)
Your future begins today.
I'm you from the future.
I come from the future.