“To invent” in Japanese
Short answer
To invent in Japanese is “でっち上げる” (detchiageru). Full meaning: to fabricate, to invent, to make up (a story), to cook up, to trump up (a charge), to concoct; to cobble together, to put together (in a slapdash manner).
Other ways to say “To invent” in Japanese
考え出す
kangaedasu to think out, to devise, to invent, to begin to think, to come up with a plan
作り出す
tsukuridasu to manufacture, to produce, to raise (crops); to invent, to dream up, to create
生み出す
umidasu to create, to bring forth, to produce; to invent, to think up and bring into being; to give birth to, to bear
企む
takuramu to scheme, to plan, to play a trick, to invent, to conspire, to frame up
デッチ上げる
detchiageru to fabricate, to invent, to make up (a story), to cook up, to trump up (a charge), to concoct; to cobble together, to put together (in a slapdash manner)
考えだす
kangaedasu to think out, to devise, to invent, to begin to think, to come up with a plan
うみ出す
umidasu to create, to bring forth, to produce; to invent, to think up and bring into being; to give birth to, to bear
編み出す
amidasu to think up, to think out, to work out, to come up with, to devise, to invent; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
造りだす
tsukuridasu to manufacture, to produce, to raise (crops); to invent, to dream up, to create
産み出す
umidasu to create, to bring forth, to produce; to invent, to think up and bring into being; to give birth to, to bear
創りだす
tsukuridasu to manufacture, to produce, to raise (crops); to invent, to dream up, to create
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