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What does 発明 (はつめい, hatsumei) mean?

発明 (はつめい, hatsumei) means invention.

Quick facts
Readingはつめい
Romajihatsumei
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
はつめい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhatsumei

invention

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive invention
  2. 2na-adjective intelligent; clever; smart

Example sentences

  • Who was it that invented the telephone?

  • This machine is a wonderful invention.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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