未熟(みじゅく)

みじゅく
na-adjective, noun
immature, inexperienced
evaluationfood
1. immature, inexperienced, unskilled
Lacking full development in skill, knowledge, or ability. Used for people who have not yet reached a sufficient level of proficiency.
まだ未熟(みじゅく)な技術(ぎじゅつ)だ。
It's still an immature technique.
未熟(みじゅく)な私(わたし)にはまだ難(むずか)しい仕事(しごと)だ。
It's still a difficult job for inexperienced me.
未熟(みじゅく)な医者(いしゃ)に手術(しゅじゅつ)を任(まか)せるのは不安(ふあん)だ。
It's worrying to entrust surgery to an inexperienced doctor.
2. unripe, green (fruit)
Not yet ripe or mature. Used for fruit or crops that have not reached the stage for harvesting or eating.
未熟(みじゅく)なトマトは緑色(みどりいろ)だ。
Unripe tomatoes are green.
この果物(くだもの)はまだ未熟(みじゅく)で食(た)べられない。
This fruit is still unripe and inedible.
未熟(みじゅく)な状態(じょうたい)で収穫(しゅうかく)すると、味(あじ)が落(お)ちる。
If harvested while unripe, the flavor suffers.

Usage

Used as a na-adjective (未熟(みじゅく)な) or noun. Sense 1 (inexperienced) is far more common. Often used as a self-deprecating expression: 未熟(みじゅく)な私(わたし) (inexperienced me). The prefix 未(み) indicates 'not yet'.

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Related Words

Antonym: 成熟(せいじゅく) (mature)
Compare: 熟練(じゅくれん) (skilled, experienced)
Related: 幼稚(ようち) (childish, infantile, immature)
Related: 稚拙(ちせつ) (immature)
Compare: 拙(つたな)い (unskillful, poor, clumsy)
Compare: 半人前(はんにんまえ) (half-fledged)
Compare: 経験不足(けいけんぶそく) (lack of experience)
Compare: 未成熟(みせいじゅく) (immature)
Antonym: 完熟(かんじゅく) (full ripeness)
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