未開 (Mikai) is a Japanese adjectival noun meaning “uncivilized, uncivilised, primitive, savage”.
Meanings
- adjectival noun, noununcivilized; uncivilised; primitive; savage
- adjectival noun, nounundeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.)
- adjectival noun, noununbloomed (flower)
Examples
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.
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).