Definitions For Kaizen

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.

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 改善 (kaizen かいぜん), from 改善 (kój-dʒjén) (compare 改善, gǎishàn 改善), from 改善 (*qˁəʔ-ɡenʔ "to correct errors"), from 改 ("to change") + 善 ("good"). Introduced to English in 1959 by in his book Japanese Etiquette and Ethics in Business.