カイゼン
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. betterment; improvement
Even a situation like this can be improved immediately.
Noun
Usually written in kana
2. kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
oft. written カイゼン
Pitch accent
カ
イゼン
Composed of
revision
good; goodness; right; virtue
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
improvement of relations; rapprochement
Examples (26 in total)
I just want to improve it.
Nothing about the situation has improved.
Whether it can be improved seems likely to become the focus.
Corporate results in Japan have improved.
Even a situation like this can be improved immediately.
He made an endeavor to improve the situation.
We were in favor of reforming the tax laws.
The company's profitability improved.
Corporate earnings in the first quarter improved sharply.
In other words, someone has to make improvements.
The situation, I am sure, will be improved.
I want you to improve your attitude at work.
Food supply shows steady improvement.
Financial reforms may ameliorate the current economic difficulties.
If we improve it little by little, it will become a great weapon.
By the time we arrive at the neighboring town, it will have improved considerably.
There's much room for improvement in this project.
Let's start by working on improvements in areas like this.
My ability to improve has been admired everywhere.
By this time, the pain in my ankle had improved dramatically.
There's still plenty of room for improvement in dictionaries.
The trade imbalance between two nations should be improved.
There's nothing to be done about today, but please improve starting next time.
Political reforms may ameliorate the living conditions of the poor.
The company's fourth quarter results sharply improved from the preceding quarter.
He built hospitals and helped the people of Africa improve their lives.