未開

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Chinese

not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m. open; operate (vehicle); start
trad. (未開)
simp. (未开)

Pronunciation


Adjective

未開

  1. (literary) undeveloped; primitive

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
かい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(かい) (mikaiみかい (mikai)?-na (adnominal ()(かい) (mikai na), adverbial ()(かい) (mikai ni))

  1. undeveloped; primitive
    未開(みかい)民族(みんぞく)
    mikai na minzoku
    undeveloped people
  2. unexplored

Inflection

Noun

()(かい) (mikaiみかい (mikai)?

  1. being undeveloped; primitive
  2. being unexplored
    未開(みかい)()
    mikai no chi
    unexplored lands

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN