What does 未開 mean?
未開 is a Japanese noun meaning “savage land, backward region, uncivilized” in English. It can also be translated as “undeveloped (land), unbloomed (flower)” depending on context. It is written as 未開 in kanji, みかい in hiragana, and mikai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
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.