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    3. 改善

    改善

    改かい善ぜん

    betterment

    N3KMT3News #2+1CoreBusiness & FinanceWork & CareerKanji Vocab19 strokes

    かいぜん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    betterment, improvement

    Noun

    2.
    kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    この計けい画かくは改かい善ぜんが必ひつ要ようです。

    This plan needs improvement.

    KMT3Core Concepts
    サービスを改かい善ぜんするために、お客きゃく様さまの意い見けんを聞ききます。

    We listen to customer feedback to improve our service.

    KMT3Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    チームの生せいさんせいか産いぜんするため性あたらしいツールを改どう善にゅするため、新うしいツールを導 入 しました。

    We introduced new tools to improve team productivity.

    KMT4Work & CareerTechnology
    継けい続ぞく的てきな改かい善ぜんは、企き業ぎょうの成せい長ちょうに不ふ可か欠けつです。

    Continuous improvement is indispensable for corporate growth.

    KMT5Business & FinanceCore Concepts
    経けい営えい者しゃは常つねに業ぎょう務むプロセスの改かい善ぜんを追つい求きゅうすべきです。

    Managers should always pursue the improvement of business processes.

    KMT5Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    改
    あらた.める・あらた.まる…(1)
    reformation・change・modify・mend・renew…(3)
    善
    よ.い・い.い・よ.く・よし.とする…(3)
    virtuous・good・goodness
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