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発明
hatsumei
Description
発明は、今までになかった新しい物や方法を、はじめて作り出すことです。
"発明" is the act of creating something new or a method that has never existed before.
電話やコンピューターなど、生活を変えた大きな発明がたくさんあります。
There are many major "発明"s, like the telephone and computer, that have changed our lives.
Meanings
発明hatsumei
invention; creating something new for the first time
電球は素晴らしい発明です。
Light bulbs are a wonderful invention.
発明するhatsumei suru
to invent something new
彼は新しい機械を発明しました。
He invented a new machine.
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Notes
- Etymology
発 (to issue/emerge) + 明 (bright/clear), together meaning bringing something new to light.
- Nuance
発明 is creating something new, while 発見 (hakken) is discovering something that already existed.
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