はつめい
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. invention
Adjective (な)
Old-fashioned
2. intelligent; clever; smart
Archaic
Noun
Verb (する)
3. making sense (of something); understanding
Kanji used
let out
bright
Pitch accent
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つめい
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departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
Examples (42 in total)
Who invented it?
What a wonderful invention!
Bell invented the telephone.