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What does 改善 (かいぜん, kaizen) mean?

改善 (かいぜん, kaizen) means improvement.

Quick facts
Readingかいぜん
Romajikaizen
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
かいぜん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkaizen

improvement

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive betterment; improvement
  2. 2noun kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

Example sentences

  • Life has improved little by little.

  • The service needs to be improved.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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