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, kailikEtymology
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.See also
quality circleIs Kaizen a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
20
The word Kaizen is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends