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発明 (はつめい): invention — Japanese vocabulary

発明 is read はつめい and means "invention". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

発明

Reading
はつめい · hatsumei
Translation
invention
Level
JLPT N3

Example

エジソンが電球を発明した。

エジソンがでんきゅうをはつめいした。

Edison invented the light bulb.

Kanji in this word

  • 発 — depart, emit
  • 明 — bright, clear

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