EntryCommonJLPT N3WaniKani 19
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    betterment; improvement

    2国間の貿易上のアンバランスを改善しなければならない。
    The trade imbalance between two nations should be improved.
  2. Noun

    kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

    Usually written using kana aloneoft. written カイゼン

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search

Kun
あらた.めるあらた.まる
On
カイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
147 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
4i3.1The Kanji Dictionary
1874.0Four corner code
3566deroo
6539Unicode hex code
1-18-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1464Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2332New Nelson (John Haig)
243New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
287Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
180Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
216Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
528Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
567Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
294A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
379Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
691Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13114Morohashi
435A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
514Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
523Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
359sakade
584Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
458henshall3
475Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
289crowley
726Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
933Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
534Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gai3Pinyin reading
gaeKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

virtuous, good, goodness

Kun
よ.いい.いよ.くよし.とする
On
ゼン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
765 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Used in names as

たるよし

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-9, 2-2-10, 2-9-3SKIP code
2o10.2The Kanji Dictionary
8060.5, 8060.1Four corner code
977deroo
5584Unicode hex code
1-33-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
606Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
859New Nelson (John Haig)
2325New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2921Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1501Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2030Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1035Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1112Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
643A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1799Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
717Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3904Morohashi
735A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1139Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1191Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
831sakade
415Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
929henshall3
949Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
676Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
295Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1044Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shan4Pinyin reading
seonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level