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改善 (かいぜん) — betterment | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

改善

かいぜん

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1betterment
2improvement

Example sentence

企業収益は第１四半期に大きく改善した。

Corporate earnings in the first quarter improved sharply.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

改Reformation, Change, Modify7 strokes 善Virtuous, Good, Goodness12 strokes

More words with 改

改定かいてい · reformN1 改良かいりょう · improvementN1 改造かいぞう · remodelingN2 改札かいさつ · examination of ticketsN2 改正かいせい ·

Full entry on Jisho

revision

N2

改めてあらためて · another timeN2

改まるあらたまる · to be renewedN1

改修かいしゅう · repairN1

More words with 善

最善さいぜん · the very bestN1 親善しんぜん · friendshipN1 善良ぜんりょう · goodnessN1 善ぜん · goodN3 慈善じぜん · charity 善悪ぜんあく · right and wrong 善戦ぜんせん · fighting a good fight 善隣ぜんりん · good neighbour

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