必要は発明の母なり。

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必要 は 発明 の 母 なり 。

English Translation

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Furigana

必要(ひつよう)は発明(はつめい)の母(はは)なり。

Romanji

Hitsuyō wa hatsumei no haha nari.

Words

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

発明 (はつめい)

invention; intelligent; clever; being enlightened; having the meaning of everything become clear

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

なり (なり)

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still; with previous state still in effect

Kanji

必

Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず

Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

明

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 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

Meanings: bright, light

母

Readings: ボ、 はは、 も

Meaning: mother