Word Meaning 改良

かいりょう kairyou

改良 is read as かいりょう (kairyou) and means improvement.

Meaning

English

  1. improvement
  2. reform

Reading

Kana

かいりょう

Romaji

kairyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 改悪 Rank 2563 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

改良工事

かいりょうこうじ

improvement work (construction)

改良点

かいりょうてん

point(s) for improvement

改良を加える

かいりょうをくわえる

to improve upon

改良品

かいりょうひん

improved product

改良半紙

かいりょうばんし

type of Japanese calligraphy paper

改良種

かいりょうしゅ

improved strain

改良型

かいりょうがた

improved version

改良版

かいりょうばん

improved version

土地改良

とちかいりょう

land improvement

人種改良

じんしゅかいりょう

racial eugenics

品種改良

ひんしゅかいりょう

selective breeding

改良主義

かいりょうしゅぎ

reformism

Example Sentences

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White strawberries were born of a mutation during selective breeding.

Actually, the present method has plenty of room for improvement.

Not until the end of the nineteenth century, did plant breeding become a scientific discipline.

Automatic doors can be controlled more intelligently than is now the case. A newly developed control system opens the door only when someone is actually approaching. The door will remain closed if someone is merely standing in front of it or walking past.