必要は発明の母 Necessity is the Mother of Invention

必要ひつよう発明はつめいはは Necessity is the Mother of Invention

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Japanese proverbs

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必要ひつよう発明はつめいはは
Necessity is the Mother of Invention

必要ひつよう発明はつめいはは
Japanese
ひつよう は はつめい の はは
Literal
Necessity is the mother of invention.
English Equivalent
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Notes

This quote is from Plato’s Republic (Book II). Creative juices are unleashed when people are forced to come up with a solution.

 

Example Sentence

必要ひつよう発明はつめいははかもしれない、だけど、偶然ぐうぜん発明はつめいちちなんだ
Necessity may be the mother of invention, but pure chance is invention’s father.

 

Vocabulary image

必要ひつよう—necessity; need; requirement
発明はつめい—invention [発明家はつめいか inventor]
はは—mother
発明はつめいはは—the mother of invention
かもしれない—may be; it may be that; perhaps; maybe
だけど—but; however
偶然ぐうぜん—chance; coincidence
ちち—father
なんだ—(used when explaining something)

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