No. 845 in Japanese
改善
"改善" means "improvement" or "continuous improvement."
In a sentence
企業は継続的な改善を目指しています。
The company aims for continuous improvement.
Here, "改善" is used as a noun meaning improvement, referring to the process of making something better.
プロセスを改善するために、新しい技術を導入しました。
To improve the process, new technology was introduced.
In this context, "改善" acts as a verb-stem, indicating the act of improving something, specifically used with "する" (to do).
その提案は仕事環境を大きく改善しました。
The proposal significantly improved the work environment.
Here, "改善" is combined with the auxiliary verb "しました" to describe an action that resulted in improvement, highlighting the causal relationship.
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