How to say 'Improvement' in Japanese | 改善

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The Japanese word for Improvement is 'Kaizen', written as 改善 in Japanese.'Improvement' in hiragana is かいぜん.

word

改善

Meaning

Improvement

Reading

かいぜん

kaizen

Kanji

改Reform 善Good, Virtuous

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '改善 (かいぜん)' means 'improvement'. It refers to the act of making something better or enhancing its quality, often used in contexts like business, processes, or personal development. For example: We need to make improvements to the system「システムの改善が必要です」(システムのかいぜんがひつようです). The company is working on improving its services「会社はサービスの改善に取り組んでいます」(かいしゃはサービスのかいぜんにとりくんでいます). This word is commonly used in professional or formal settings to describe efforts to refine or optimize something.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4944

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 改善

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

改

Meaning

Reform

kanji

善

Meaning

Good, Virtuous

Words Related to 改善 Through the Kanji 改

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 改 as well.

word

改革

Meaning

Reform

word

改札口

Meaning

Ticket gate

word

改めて

Meaning

Again

word

改正

Meaning

Revision

word

改良

Meaning

Improvement

word

改造

Meaning

Modification

word

改まる

Meaning

Reform

word

改札

Meaning

Ticket gate

word

改める

Meaning

Reform, Revise

Words Related to 改善 Through the Kanji 善

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 善 as well.

word

善

Meaning

Good

word

親善

Meaning

Friendship

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'Kaizen' means 'Improvement' .

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