Definitions For Kaizen

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive, business) To apply continuous improvement to (a task, or the worker who performs it).

Noun

KAIZEN. (countable and uncountable, plural KAIZENs) A japanese business practice of continuous improvement in performance and productivity. (by extension) Continuous improvement generally. {{rfex, en}}

Translations

Japanese: 改善, tr=かいぜん, kaizen, sc=Jpan Malay: kaizen Russian: кайдзе́н, m, tr=kajdzɛ́n, кайдзэ́н, m Serbo-Croatian: kaizen Turkish: kayılık, kailik

Etymology

From {{etyl, ja, en}} 改善 (kaizen かいぜん), from {{etyl, ltc, en}} 改善 (kój-dʒjén) (compare {{etyl, cmn, -}} 改善, gǎishàn 改善), from {{etyl, och, en}} 改善 (*qˁəʔ-ɡenʔ "to correct errors"), from 改 ("to change") + 善 ("good"). Introduced to English in 1959 by {{w, Boyé Lafayette De Mente}} in his book Japanese Etiquette and Ethics in Business.