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改かい善ぜん
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する)
1. betterment; improvement
2. kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
often written カイゼン
Kanji used
改
reform
善
morally good
Pitch accent
か
いぜん
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Conjugations...Used in: 1912
Composed of
revision
good; goodness; right; virtue
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
improvement of relations; rapprochement
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
3 more...
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.
The company's profitability improved.
The situation, I am sure, will be improved.
I want you to improve your attitude at work.
Food supply shows steady improvement.
The trade imbalance between two nations should be improved.
Financial reforms may ameliorate the current economic difficulties.
Corporate earnings in the first quarter improved sharply.
If we improve it little by little, it will become a great weapon.
There's much room for improvement in this project.
I've added my recommendations to improve the situation.
My ability to improve has been admired everywhere.
There is plenty of room for improvement in this dictionary.
Political reforms may ameliorate the living conditions of the poor.
He built hospitals and helped the people of Africa improve their lives.
The company's fourth quarter results sharply improved from the preceding quarter.