Translation guide
Describes land, plants, or people that are not developed, refined, or cultivated. The Japanese equivalent depends on whether you mean wild land, unrefined behavior, or lack of education.
Describing land that is left wild, not used for agriculture, or not maintained.
Specifically means uncultivated land that has not been cleared or plowed for farming. Common in agricultural contexts.
There is a lot of uncultivated land in this area.
Refers to wasteland or rough, uncultivated land. Often implies neglect or barrenness.
They tilled the uncultivated land and turned it into a field.
Means uncultivated in the sense of not being tilled or planted. More technical than 未開墾.
Uncultivated fields are noticeable.
Literally 'barren', often used for land that cannot sustain crops. Can also be used metaphorically.
The uncultivated, barren land stretched on endlessly.
Describing plants that are not deliberately planted or tended by humans.
Means wild, not cultivated. Used for plants and animals. Often used as a prefix (野生の).
Many uncultivated medicinal herbs grow on this mountain.
Means growing naturally in a region, native. Emphasizes that the plant is not introduced or cultivated.
A straightforward phrase meaning 'not cultivated'. Can be used for any plant.
Describing a person who is uncultured, unrefined, or lacking in manners and knowledge.
Means lacking cultural refinement or education. A common way to say someone is uncultivated in a social sense.
He is uncultivated, so he doesn't understand art talk.
A noun or na-adjective meaning uncultured, uneducated. Slightly more formal than 教養がない.
Means boorish, uncouth, unrefined. Often used for someone who lacks sophistication or tact.
Means unrefined, not polished. Can be used for people, tastes, or manners.
Describing an ability or potential that has not been nurtured or trained.
Directly translating 'uncultivated' as 未耕作 or 未開墾 for a person will sound like you are calling them a field. Use 教養がない or 無教養 instead.
未開墾 (みかいこん) refers to land that has never been cleared for farming, while 未耕作 (みこうさく) means land that is not currently being cultivated but may have been in the past.
This plant grows uncultivated in this region.
Uncultivated fruits are often small.
無教養な人と思われたくない。
I don't want to be thought of as an uncultivated person.
Everyone was put off by his uncultivated behavior.
His tastes are still uncultivated.