takes genitive case の, noun

  1. uncivilized, primitive, savage.
  2. undeveloped (land), unexplored (territory, field, etc.).
  3. unbloomed (flower).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
未開 みかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ いま.だ ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
open, unfold, unseal
カイ ひら.く あ.く (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)