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未 (Not Yet) vs 末 (End) vs 来 (Come) vs 木 (Tree)

The only difference between 未 (Not Yet) and 末 (End) is whether the top horizontal line is shorter or longer than the second line!

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未
Not Yet short top wing = Not Yet, as in 未来 mirai
末
End long top bar = End, as in 週末 shūmatsu
来
Come 未 (short top wing = Not Yet, as in 未来 mirai)
木
Tree plain trunk and branches = Tree
short top wing = Not Yet, as in 未来 mirai
未 NOT YET
ON み
KUN ま, いま
Japanese Kanji Mnemonic for 未 (Not Yet) — Shibashi Visual Kanji Mnemonics Flashcard

Flying on a mini (み) Lima (いま) Air plane, your maa (ま) keeps asking "Are we there yet?"... "Not yet maa"...

long top bar = End, as in 週末 shūmatsu
末 END
ON まつ
KUN すえ
Japanese Kanji Mnemonic for 末 (End) — Shibashi Visual Kanji Mnemonics Flashcard

If your plane has its wings flipped your end may be near. Take out your praying mats-u (まつ) or sue everyone (すえ)...

未 (short top wing = Not Yet, as in 未来 mirai)
来 COME
ON らい
KUN く, き
Japanese Kanji Mnemonic for 来 (Come) — Shibashi Visual Kanji Mnemonics Flashcard

Cool (く), lucky (き) tourists come from all over Japan, to see the original rice (らい) grain.

plain trunk and branches = Tree
木 TREE
ON もく
KUN き
Japanese Kanji Mnemonic for 木 (Tree) — Shibashi Visual Kanji Mnemonics Flashcard

The tree is mocking (もく) us, it knows we got no keys (き)...

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