かい
改
ぜん
善

noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. betterment, improvement.

noun

Usually written with kana alone. Oft. written カイゼン.
  1. kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement).

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)