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Illustration of 未開

未開みかい

みかい mikai Play N1 Noun

文明が十分に発達していないとみなされる土地や民族を表す語。 savage land; backward region; uncivilized

Example 1

その島にはまだ未開の種族がいる。

There are still some savage tribes on that island.

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Example 2

その当時とうじ、そこには未開みかい民族みんぞくが住すんでいた。

A savage tribe lived there in those days.

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Kanji breakdown

未

N3

un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now; sign of the ram; 1-3PM; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac

On reading
ミ、ビ
Kun reading
いま.だ、ま.だ、ひつじ
Radical
木

開

N4

open; unfold; unseal

On reading
カイ
Kun reading
ひら.く、ひら.き、-びら.き、ひら.ける、あ.く、あ.ける
Radical
門
Illustration of 公開
N1

こうかい

presenting to the public

Illustration of 切開
N1

せっかい

clearing (land); opening up; cutting through

Illustration of 打開
N1

だかい

break in the deadlock

Illustration of 未

未

N1

ひつじ

eighth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ram, 1pm-3pm, south-southwest, June)

Illustration of 未だ
N1

いまだ

as yet; hitherto; not yet (neg)