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改善

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 改善.

Dictionary

Entry

改善いぜんNounFreq #5462
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

betterment; improvement

Examples
2国間の貿易上のアンバランスを改善しなければならない。
The trade imbalance between two nations should be improved.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Oft. written カイゼン

kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search

7 strokesFrequency 147JLPT N2Grade 4

On

カイ

Kun

あらた.めるあらた.まる

virtuous, good, goodness

12 strokesFrequency 765JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ゼン

Kun

よ.いい.いよ.くよし.とする

Nanori

たるよし

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