報連相

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See also: 報・連・相

Japanese

Kanji in this term
報 連 相
ほう
Grade: 5 		れん
Grade: 4 		そう
Grade: 3
kan'on on'yomi goon
Alternative spelling
報・連・相

Etymology

An initialism using the first characters from the words 報告 (hōkoku, “report, reporting”) + 連絡 (renraku, “contacting, communicating”) + 相談 (sōdan, “consulting, discussing”).[1][2]

Intentionally coined as a homophone with 菠薐草 (hōrensō, “spinach”).

Pronunciation

Noun

報(ほう)連(れん)相(そう) or 報連相(ホウレンソウ) • (hōrensō) 

  1. reporting, communicating, and consulting: an approach to decision-making and the sharing of information in an organization
    Compare the “RACI” initialism used in some project management approaches.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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