改良

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Chinese

to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
 good; very; very much
simp. and trad.
(改良) 		改 良

Pronunciation

Verb

改良

  1. to improve; to refine; to upgrade; to reform

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
改 良
かい
Grade: 4 		りょう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

改(かい)良(りょう) • (kairyō) 

  1. amelioration, improvement, betterment

Antonyms

Verb

改(かい)良(りょう)する • (kairyō suru) transitive suru (stem 改(かい)良(りょう)し (kairyō shi), past 改(かい)良(りょう)した (kairyō shita))

  1. ameliorate, improve, better, upgrade
    農地(のうち)を改良(かいりょう)する
    nōchi o kairyō suru
    improve agricultural land

Conjugation

Conjugation of "改良する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 改良し かいりょうし kairyō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 改良し かいりょうし kairyō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 改良する かいりょうする kairyō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 改良する かいりょうする kairyō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 改良すれ かいりょうすれ kairyō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 改良せよ¹
改良しろ² 		かいりょうせよ¹
かいりょうしろ² 		kairyō seyo¹
kairyō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 改良される かいりょうされる kairyō sareru
Causative 改良させる
改良さす 		かいりょうさせる
かいりょうさす 		kairyō saseru
kairyō sasu
Potential 改良できる かいりょうできる kairyō dekiru
Volitional 改良しよう かいりょうしよう kairyō shiyō
Negative 改良しない かいりょうしない kairyō shinai
Negative continuative 改良せず かいりょうせず kairyō sezu
Formal 改良します かいりょうします kairyō shimasu
Perfective 改良した かいりょうした kairyō shita
Conjunctive 改良して かいりょうして kairyō shite
Hypothetical conditional 改良すれば かいりょうすれば kairyō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
改良

Noun

改良 • (gaeryang) (hangeul 개량)

  1. hanja form? of 개량 (“improvement”)
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