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トーマス・エジソンは電球を発明した。

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トーマス エジソン 電球 発明した

English Translation

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

Furigana

トーマス・エジソンは電球(でんきゅう)発明(はつめい)した。

Romanji

To-Masu ejison wa denkyū o hatsumeishita.

Words

(なかぽち)
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
電球 (でんきゅう)
light bulb
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
発明 (はつめい)
invention; intelligent; clever; being enlightened; having the meaning of everything become clear

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: キュウ、 たま
Meanings: ball, sphere
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