発明

• 読み: はつめい
• ローマ字: hatsumei
• 漢字の分解: 発 (hatsu) — emit, reveal, departure; 明 (mei) — bright, clear
• 発音: /ha.tsɯ.meː/

意味

Invention; the creation of a new device, method, or process that did not previously exist.

Used both as a noun and as a する-verb (発明する). Unlike 発見 (discovery of something existing), 発明 refers to creating something entirely new. Often associated with famous inventors and technological breakthroughs. Common collocations include 発明家 (inventor) and 発明品 (invented product).

例文

1. エジソンは電球を発明した人として有名だ。
2. この発明は人々の生活を大きく変えた。
3. 子どものころから発明が好きだった。

使い方ガイド

場面: science, technology, history

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 発 (emit, reveal, departure) and 明 (bright, clear). The original sense was to bring something to light or clarity, which evolved to mean creating something new.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal