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jmdict 1200960 Active (id: 2188578)
改善 [ichi1,news1,nf02]
かいぜん [ichi1,news1,nf02]
1. [n,vs,vt,vi]
▶ betterment
▶ improvement
2. [n] [uk]
《oft. written カイゼン》
▶ kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

Conjugations


History:
3. A 2022-06-01 23:01:14  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://www.lexico.com/definition/kaizen
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/kaizen
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/kaizen
  Comments:
"Kaizen" is in several major English dictionaries.
  Diff:
@@ -27,3 +27,2 @@
-<s_inf>often written カイゼン</s_inf>
-<gloss>kaizen</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="expl">Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement</gloss>
+<s_inf>oft. written カイゼン</s_inf>
+<gloss>kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)</gloss>
2. A 2022-05-31 08:51:41  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
meikyo has one vt sense, one vi.
no other dic I have access to has a "kaizen" sense. Not sure if it's vs?
  Diff:
@@ -19 +19,2 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
@@ -25,2 +25,0 @@
-<pos>&vs;</pos>
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
1. A* 2022-05-31 04:27:28  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -29 +29,2 @@
-<gloss>kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)</gloss>
+<gloss>kaizen</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement</gloss>

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