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改善 means betterment, improvement, to make better, or to improve - specifically incremental and continuous improvement.
改善 became very important in post-war Japan when Edwards Deming came to Japan to teach concepts of incremental and continuous improvement (for which the big 3 auto-makers did not want to hear about at the time - even kicking Deming out of their offices). The Japanese workforce absorbed this concept when their culture was in flux and primed for change.
This kaizen term is closely associated with the western title “Total Quality Management.” Perhaps dear to my heart since I spent years studying this at university before I moved to China where TQM did not seem to exist. Slowly, this concept has entered China as well (I've actually given lectures on the subject in Beijing).
If you are trying to improve processes at your business or need to remind yourself of your continuous TQM goals, this would be a great wall scroll to hang behind your desk or in your workplace.
See Also: Kansei
In short, 感性工學 or Kansei engineering involves collecting data on human experiences with a product and then designing or engineering improvements based on those experiences or “senses.”
Some may define Kansei as “engineering around the human experience.”
There is a lot more to know about Kansei, but if you are looking for this word, you probably already know the big picture.
Note: This term is very new in China and is only used by businesses, factories, and engineers that are implementing TQM principles. While the characters have the same base meaning in both languages, this is a Japanese title that flows back into the Chinese language (in history, most things flowed from China to Japan). To a Chinese person unfamiliar with this concept, they may interpret this as “sense vocational studies,” which doesn't make much sense. You may have to explain the intended meaning to some Chinese viewers. But that can make it a great conversation piece.
Kansei is also a newer term in Korean and is only used in certain parts of the industry, with the definition of “Sensory Engineering.” Not yet in widespread use in Korea.
Above is the modern Japanese version of this title. The last character has a Traditional Chinese version, making this 感性工學 instead of 感性工学. If you want the Traditional Chinese version, please include special instructions or email me so that I make sure the calligrapher writes the version you want.
See Also: Kaizen
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your continuous improvement search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
改善 see styles |
gǎi shàn gai3 shan4 kai shan kaizen かいぜん |
More info & calligraphy: Kai Zen / Kaizen(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) betterment; improvement; (2) (kana only) (oft. written カイゼン) kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement) |
塊然 see styles |
kaizen かいぜん |
(adv-to,adj-t) isolated; immobile |
快然 see styles |
kuài rán kuai4 ran2 k`uai jan kuai jan kaizen かいぜん |
(adv-to,adj-t) (1) happy; elated; good mood; pleasant feelings; (adjectival noun) (2) cured (of an illness); recovered (from an illness) pleasant |
快禅 see styles |
kaizen かいぜん |
(given name) Kaizen |
戒全 see styles |
kaizen かいぜん |
(given name) Kaizen |
戒善 see styles |
jiè shàn jie4 shan4 chieh shan kaizen |
The good root of keeping the commandments, from which springs the power for one who keeps the five to be reborn as a man; or for one who keeps the ten to be reborn in the heavens, or as a king. |
海善 see styles |
kaizen かいぜん |
(surname, female given name) Kaizen |
開前 see styles |
kaizen かいぜん |
(surname) Kaizen |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Kai Zen Kaizen | 改善 | kai zen / kaizen | gǎi shàn / gai3 shan4 / gai shan / gaishan | kai shan / kaishan |
Kansei Engineering Sense Engineering | 感性工學 感性工学 | kansei kougaku kanseikougaku kansei kogaku | gǎn xìng gōng xué gan3 xing4 gong1 xue2 gan xing gong xue ganxinggongxue | kan hsing kung hsüeh kanhsingkunghsüeh |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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