How to say invention in Japanese

JLPTN3
発明☆【はつめいhatsumei】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • invention

adjectival noun:

  • intelligent; clever ➜ 聡明

noun / ~する noun:

  • being enlightened; having the meaning of everything become clear - archaism

Example Sentences

かつてkatsuteはhaロードローラーROODOROORAAはha馬umaがga曳いていたhiiteitaがga、蒸気機関joukikikanのno発明hatsumeiによりniyori、スチームローラーSUCHIIMUROORAAがga現れたarawareta。
Horses used to pull road-rollers, but the steamroller arrived with the invention of the steam engine.
利口なrikounaそのsono少年shounenはha自分jibunのno発明品hatsumeihinでde賞shouをwo得たeta。
The ingenious boy won a prize for his invention.
必要は発明の母hitsuyouhahatsumeinohahaなりnari。
Necessity is the mother of invention.
必要は発明の母hitsuyouhahatsumeinohahaとはtohaよくyoku言ったittaものmonoだda。
It is aptly said that necessity is the mother of invention.
必要は発明の母hitsuyouhahatsumeinohahaであるdearu。
Necessity is the mother of invention.

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