未開

みかい

Meanings

1. の-adjective, Noun uncivilized; uncivilised; primitive; savage
2. undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.)
3. unbloomed (flower)

Kanji

• 未 not yet. Read as ミ.
• 開 open. Read as カイ.

Example sentences

• その当時、そこには未開民族が住んでいた。
  A savage tribe lived there in those days.
• その島には未開種族がいる。
  There are still some savage tribes on that island.
• その島にはまだ未開の種族がいる。
  There are still some savage tribes on that island.

Words containing 未開

• 未開発 (みかいはつ) undeveloped (countries)
• 未開拓 (みかいたく) undeveloped (area)
• 未開地 (みかいち) savage (barbaric) land

And 8 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists