“Patent” in Japanese
Short answer
Patent in Japanese is “特許” (tokkyo). Full meaning: patent; special permission, license, licence, concession, charter.
Other ways to say “Patent” in Japanese
パテント
patento patent
専売特許
senbaitokkyo patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
白々しい
shirajirashii barefaced (e.g. lie), transparent, obvious (insincerity), patent, shameless, hollow (compliment); with feigned ignorance, pretending not to know, disingenuous; pure white, very clear
柱書
hashiragaki introductory clause of a law, patent, etc., chapeau, main paragraph
白白しい
shirajirashii barefaced (e.g. lie), transparent, obvious (insincerity), patent, shameless, hollow (compliment); with feigned ignorance, pretending not to know, disingenuous; pure white, very clear
しらじらしい
shirajirashii barefaced (e.g. lie), transparent, obvious (insincerity), patent, shameless, hollow (compliment); with feigned ignorance, pretending not to know, disingenuous; pure white, very clear
シラジラしい
shirajirashii barefaced (e.g. lie), transparent, obvious (insincerity), patent, shameless, hollow (compliment); with feigned ignorance, pretending not to know, disingenuous; pure white, very clear
不知不識しい
shirajirashii barefaced (e.g. lie), transparent, obvious (insincerity), patent, shameless, hollow (compliment); with feigned ignorance, pretending not to know, disingenuous; pure white, very clear
しらこい
shirakoi barefaced (e.g. lie), transparent, obvious (insincerity), patent, shameless, hollow (compliment)
白々し
shirajirashi barefaced (e.g. lie), transparent, obvious (insincerity), patent, shameless, hollow (compliment); with feigned ignorance, pretending not to know, disingenuous; pure white, very clear
白白し
shirajirashi barefaced (e.g. lie), transparent, obvious (insincerity), patent, shameless, hollow (compliment); with feigned ignorance, pretending not to know, disingenuous; pure white, very clear
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