必要は発明の母である。
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English Translation
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Furigana
Romanji
Hitsuyō wa hatsumei no haha de aru.
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
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
或
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
Kanji
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
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
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
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother