(かいぜん)

かいぜん
noun, suru verb
improvement
1. improvement, betterment
Making something better, often through continuous small changes.
生活(せいかつ)改善(かいぜん)したい。
I want to improve my lifestyle.
To work on quality improvement.
状況(じょうきょう)改善(かいぜん)している。
The situation is improving.

改善(かいぜん) is famous worldwide as a Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement.

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Related: 改良(かいりょう) (improvement of products/systems)