かい
改
ぜん
善

noun, takes する, takes genitive case の

  1. betterment, improvement.
  2. kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement). Usually written with kana alone. Often written カイゼン.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かい
改
ぜん
善
 改善 かいぜん ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

reformation, change, modify
カイ　あらた.める (4th, N2)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
virtuous, good, goodness
ゼン　よ.い　よし.とする (6th, N1)
sheep
ひつじ　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)