“Invention” in Japanese
Short answer
Invention in Japanese is “発明” (hatsumei). Full meaning: invention; intelligent, clever, smart.
Other ways to say “Invention” in Japanese
創製
sousei invention, origination, discovery
発明品
hatsumeihin invention
インベンション
inbenshon invention
案出
anshutsu contrivance, invention
インヴェンション
inbenshon invention
進歩性
shinposei inventive step, invention (with respect to prior art)
創案
souan conceiving (an idea), thinking up, invention, original idea, new idea
創見
souken originality, creation, invention
はつめい
hatsumei invention; intelligent, clever, smart
仮構
kakou fiction, fabrication, concoction, invention; falsework (scaffolding, etc.)
創作
sousaku creation, production, creative work (novel, film, etc.), original work, (creative) writing; fabrication, fiction, invention
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