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改革 (かいかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
reform ; reorganization ; overhaul
Broad term for systematic change, improvement, or restructuring of organizations, systems, laws, or practices. Often used in political, economic, and corporate contexts.
会かい 社しゃ の 組そ 織しき を 改かい 革かく する 必ひつ 要よう が ある 。
We need to reform the company's organization.
Kanji 改 reformation, change, modify Similar words 改かい 善ぜん 改善 focuses on incremental improvement or betterment of existing conditions, while 改革 implies more fundamental, structural change or overhaul.
革かく 新しん 革新 emphasizes innovation and radical renewal, often technological or ideological, whereas 改革 is broader and can include moderate systematic reform.
Etymology Compound of 改 (kai, 'change, reform') and 革 (kaku, 'leather, renew'). The combination conveys the idea of fundamental renewal or transformation, originally from Chinese.
