発明（はつめい）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: invention
Example sentences
- 彼は便利な道具を発明した。 — He invented a useful tool.
- 電話の発明が生活を変えた。 — The invention of the telephone changed people's lives.
Idioms & proverbs containing “発明”
- 必要は発明の母 (ひつようははつめいのはは) — necessity is the mother of invention
- 車輪の再発明 (しゃりんのさいはつめい) — reinventing the wheel
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