発明

はつめい

invention

Also:intelligent

What does 発明 mean?

発明 is a Japanese noun meaning invention in English. It can also be translated as intelligent depending on context. It is written as 発明 in kanji, はつめい in hiragana, and hatsumei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

エジソンが電球を発明した。

Edison invented the light bulb.