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発明
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 発明.
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Entry
1
Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
invention
Examples
エジソンが電球を発明した。
Edison invented the light bulb.
2
Dated term; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
intelligent; clever; smart
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