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未開発 (mikaihatsu) Japanese meaning: undeveloped | Kotomora
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豊ゆた
か
な
自し
然ぜん
が
残のこ
っ
て
いる
。
Undeveloped areas still have abundant nature.
That country has many undeveloped resources.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 が 未み 開かい 発はつ である for a place/region to be undeveloped
This jungle is still undeveloped.
未み 開かい 発はつ の 〈 物もの 〉 an undeveloped resource, technology, area, etc.
This country has many undeveloped resources.
〈 物もの 〉 を 未み 開かい 発はつ のままにする to leave something undeveloped
The government has left this region undeveloped.
Kanji 発 departure, discharge, publish Related words 発展途上 is the neutral, standard term for a country or region that is 'developing', while 未開発 stresses the lack of development and can sound more negative.
未開 usually describes a society or people as 'primitive' or 'uncivilized', whereas 未開発 focuses specifically on economic or infrastructural development.
手つかず is a more everyday word for resources, land, or nature that remain untouched, while 未開発 is a more formal, report-style term for lack of development.
Etymology Compound of 未 (mi, 'not yet') + 開発 (kaihatsu, 'development'). The reading is the standard on'yomi combination.
