生せい産さん性せい

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Common word

Meanings

noun

productivity

Refers to the efficiency of production, often measured as output per unit of input. Used in economics, business, and general discussions about work efficiency.

この工こう場じょうは生せい産さん性せいが高たかい。
This factory has high productivity.
生せい産さん性せいを向こう上じょうさせるために、新あたらしいシステムを導どう入にゅうした。
We introduced a new system to improve productivity.

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Usage patterns

生せい産さん性せいが高たかいto have high productivity
この工こう場じょうは生せい産さん性せいが高たかい。
This factory has high productivity.
生せい産さん性せいが低ひくいto have low productivity
残ざん業ぎょうが続つづくと生せい産さん性せいが低ひくくなる。
When overtime continues, productivity drops.
生せい産さん性せいを上あげるto increase productivity
新あたらしいシステムを導どう入にゅうして生せい産さん性せいを上あげた。
We introduced a new system and increased productivity.
生せい産さん性せいを向こう上じょうさせるto improve productivity (more formal)
会かい社しゃは社しゃ員いんの生せい産さん性せいを向こう上じょうさせるための研けん修しゅうを行おこなった。
The company held training to improve employee productivity.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
産products, bear, give birth
性sex, gender, nature

Related words

効こう率りつN2
効率 (efficiency) focuses on the ratio of useful output to input in general, while 生産性 specifically measures the amount of goods or services produced relative to resources used.
能のう率りつN2
能率 emphasizes how efficiently a task or worker performs within a given time, whereas 生産性 is the broader economic measure of output per unit of input.

Don't confuse with

生せい産さん力りょく
生産力 refers to the raw capacity or power to produce goods, while 生産性 refers to how efficiently that production is achieved relative to input.

Word family

労ろう働どう生せい産さん性せい
labor productivity

Built from

生せい産さん+性せい

Etymology

Compound of 生産 (production) and 性 (-ness, -ity), forming a noun meaning 'productivity'. The kanji 生 means 'life/birth', 産 means 'produce', and 性 indicates a quality or characteristic.