Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 発明(はつめい) in Japanese

発明
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
はつめい
Romaji
hatsumei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    invention
    Example sentence
    それを発明した教授は大学から相当の対価を受ける権利がある。 The professor who invented it has the right to reasonable remuneration from the university.
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    intelligent; clever
    Example sentence
    かつてはロードローラーは馬が曳いていたが、蒸気機関の発明により、スチームローラーが現れた。 Horses used to pull road-rollers, but the steamroller arrived with the invention of the steam engine.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    being enlightened; having the meaning of everything become clear
    Example sentence
    毎日私たちはエジソンが発明した多くの物を使っている。 Every day we use many things which Edison invented.

Examples of 発明, はつめい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

明 JLPT 4

8 strokes

bright, light

On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ, ミン

Kun'Yomi: あ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむ, あか.らむ, あき.らか, あ.ける, -あ.け, あ.く, あ.くる, あ.かす

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発 JLPT 4

9 strokes

departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

On'Yomi: ハツ, ホツ

Kun'Yomi: た.つ, あば.く, おこ.る, つか.わす, はな.つ

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