一いっ気き通つう貫かん

noun

pure straight (mahjong)

Mahjong term: a winning hand containing three chows of the same suit in consecutive order from 1 to 9.

• 一いっ気き通つう貫かんは、同おなじスートで1から9までを揃そろえる役やくです。

  Pure straight is a hand that collects tiles from 1 to 9 in the same suit.

noun

streamlined production system; end-to-end integration

Business metaphor derived from the mahjong term, describing a production or supply chain that is seamlessly integrated from start to finish.

• この工こう場じょうでは一いっ気き通つう貫かんの生せい産さん体たい制せいを導どう入にゅうしている。

  This factory has introduced a streamlined production system from start to finish.