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unopened, sealed, still in original packaging
Describes a product or container that has not been opened from its original sealed state.
未開封の商品のみ返品可能です。
Only unopened items can be returned.
この牛乳は未開封なら一週間持つ。
This milk will keep for a week if left unopened.
押し入れから未開封のまま忘れられていた荷物が出てきた。
A package that had been forgotten while still unopened came out of the closet.
未開封 means "unopened" or "still sealed." It combines 未 (not yet) + 開封 (opening a seal).
CONTRAST:
- 未開封: unopened, still sealed
- 開封済み: already opened
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 未開封の場合: in the case of being unopened
- 未開封のまま: while still unopened
- 未開封品: unopened item
- 未開封に限り: only if unopened
OTHER 未~ WORDS:
- 未使用: unused
- 未読: unread
- 未完成: incomplete, unfinished
- 未定: undecided, TBD
NOTE:
Frequently seen on return policies, food labeling, and online marketplace listings.