改かい善ぜん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

improvement; betterment

General term for making something better, applicable to processes, conditions, skills, etc. Used both as a noun and with する.

• 業ぎょう務むプロセスの改かい善ぜんに取とり組くんでいます。

  We are working on improving our business processes.

• 生せい活かつ習しゅう慣かんを改かい善ぜんすれば、健けん康こう状じょう態たいが良よくなる。

  If you improve your lifestyle habits, your health will get better.

noun

kaizen (continuous improvement)

Specifically refers to the Japanese business philosophy of continuous, incremental improvement. Often written in katakana as カイゼン.

• トヨタのカイゼン活かつ動どうは世せ界かい的てきに知しられている。

  Toyota's kaizen activities are known worldwide.