かいぜん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. betterment; improvement
Noun
Usually written in kana
2. kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
oft. written カイゼン
Pitch accent
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いぜん
Composed of
revision
good; goodness; right; virtue
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
improvement of one's constitution; reformation
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
improvement of relations; rapprochement
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
orders for improvement (from an authority to a business operator in its jurisdiction)
environmental improvement; environment reform; habitat improvement
Examples (18 in total)
Corporate results in Japan have improved.
He made an endeavor to improve the situation.
We were in favor of reforming the tax laws.