必要は発明の母
Readings
ひつようははつめいのはは
hitsuyouhahatsumeinohaha
hitsuyouhahatsumeinohaha
English
Expression
Proverb
necessity is the mother of invention
Proverb
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Kanjis
必 ON: ヒツ KUN: かなら.ず
invariably, certain, inevitable
Stroke: 5 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-1-4 FC: 3300.0
要 ON: ヨウ KUN: い.る, かなめ
need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Stroke: 9 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-6-3 FC: 1040.0
発 ON: ハツ, ホツ KUN: た.つ, あば.く, おこ.る, つか.わす, はな.つ
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Stroke: 9 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 2-5-4 FC: 1241.1
明 ON: メイ, ミョウ, ミン KUN: あ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむ, あか.らむ, あき.らか, あ.ける, -あ.け, あ.く, あ.くる, あ.かす
bright, light
Stroke: 8 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-4-4 FC: 6702.2
母 ON: ボ KUN: はは, も
mother
Stroke: 5 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-5-1 FC: 7750.0
invariably, certain, inevitable
Stroke: 5 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-1-4 FC: 3300.0
要 ON: ヨウ KUN: い.る, かなめ
need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Stroke: 9 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-6-3 FC: 1040.0
発 ON: ハツ, ホツ KUN: た.つ, あば.く, おこ.る, つか.わす, はな.つ
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Stroke: 9 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 2-5-4 FC: 1241.1
明 ON: メイ, ミョウ, ミン KUN: あ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむ, あか.らむ, あき.らか, あ.ける, -あ.け, あ.く, あ.くる, あ.かす
bright, light
Stroke: 8 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-4-4 FC: 6702.2
母 ON: ボ KUN: はは, も
mother
Stroke: 5 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-5-1 FC: 7750.0
Phrases
彼は「必要は発明の母」と言った。
He said that necessity is the mother of invention.