改善

かいぜん
JLPT:N3
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1

Improvement or betterment: making something better by addressing flaws or problems and raising quality, condition, or methods.

NounIrregular VerbTransitive VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

サービスの改善に向けてアンケートを実施した。

We conducted a survey to improve service.

日々の改善が業績向上につながる。

Daily improvements lead to better performance.

改善案をチームで検討して実行に移した。

We reviewed improvement proposals as a team and put them into action.

2

Refers to the Japanese business philosophy 'kaizen' of continuous improvement — the practice of making small, incremental improvements regularly.

NounUsually Kana

Examples

工場ではカイゼン活動を全員で行っている。

The factory carries out kaizen activities with everyone involved.

カイゼンの考え方は小さな改善を積み重ねることが基本だ。

The kaizen approach is fundamentally about accumulating small improvements.

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