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not yet

On-Yomi: ミ、ビ — Kun-Yomi: いま.だ、ま.だ、ひつじ

Elements:

not yet, tree, wood, one

Heisig story:

As the key word suggests, this kanji has to do with something not quite over and done with. More concretely, it shows us a tree that is not yet fully grown. The extra short stroke in the upper branches shows new branches spreading out, leaving one with the feeling that the tree has a ways to go yet before it reaches maturity. In other words, the kanji conveys its meaning pictographically, playing on the earlier pictograph of the tree.

Koohii stories:

1) [dat5h] 15-11-2008(148): I believe a better version of that by mameha1977: [Cheat] Remember these as a set: The tree ( 木 ) does not yet ( 未 ) have exremities ( 末 ) of vermilion ( 朱 ).

2) [mameha1977] 16-10-2007(64): [Cheat] Remember these as a set: The tree ( 木 ) is not yet ( 末 ) vermilion ( 朱 ).

3) [DeadLugosi] 13-8-2008(41): This TREE is not yet fully grown: it's only ONE year old.

4) [Ameyama] 26-2-2008(41): "Have you sawed off those two smaller branches at the top of the tree?" "Not yet…".

5) [squeaky_lill_mk] 5-4-2009(20): The top branch of the tree is not yet as long as the bottom one.

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