未だに

• 読み: いまだに
• ローマ字: imada ni
• 漢字の分解: 未 (mi/ima) — not yet
• 発音: /i.ma.da.ni/

意味

Still; as yet; even now; to this day.

An adverb expressing that a state persists up to the present, often with a nuance of surprise or frustration that it has not changed. Stronger and more literary than まだ. Commonly written in hiragana as いまだに in modern usage, though the kanji 未だに is also seen. Often paired with negative forms.

例文

1. 事故の原因は未だに解明されていない。
2. 引っ越して三年経つが、未だにこの街に慣れない。
3. 彼からの連絡は未だに来ていない。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, conversation, writing

トーン: emphatic

起源と歴史

From classical Japanese 未だ (imada, not yet). The character 未 means 'not yet,' sharing its root with 未来 (future). The に particle adds an adverbial function.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal