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改善 — meaning in English

kaizen

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English meaning

  • improve verb To make something better in quality, value, or condition.
  • improvement noun A change that makes something better, or the process of becoming better.
  • upgrade noun An improved version of something, often a piece of technology or equipment.

Senses

改善 is used for these senses in English:

  • improve (transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
  • improvement The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
  • kaizen A Japanese business practice of continuous improvement in performance and productivity.
  • upgrade An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.

improve — full definition

  1. verb To make something better in quality, value, or condition.
  2. verb To become better.

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