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In short, kansei engineering involves collecting data on human experiences with a product, and then designing or engineering improvements based on those experiences or "senses". Some may define this as "engineering around the human experience".
There is a lot more to know about kansei but if you are looking for this word, you probably already know the big picture.
Note: This term is very new in China, and only used by businesses, factories, and engineers that are implementing TQM principles. While the characters have the same base meaning in both languages, this is really a Japanese title that is flowing back into the Chinese language (in history, most things flowed from China to Japan). To a Chinese person that is not familiar with this concept, they may interpret this as "sense vocational studies", which doesn't make much sense. You may have to explain the intended meaning to some Chinese viewers. But that can make it a great conversation piece.
感性工學 is also a newer term in Korean, and is only used in certain parts of industry, with the definition of "Sensory Engineering". Not yet in widespread use in Korea.
See Also: Kaizen
改善 means betterment, improvement, to make better, or to improve - specifically incremental and continuous improvement.
改善 became very important in post-war Japan when Edwards Deming came to Japan to teach concepts of incremental and continuous improvement (for which the big 3 auto-makers did not want to hear about at the time - even kicking Deming out of their offices). The Japanese workforce absorbed this concept at a time with their culture was in flux and primed for change.
This kaizen term is closely associated with the western title "Total Quality Management". Perhaps dear to my heart since I spent years studying this at university before I moved to China where TQM did not seem to exist. Slowly, this concept has entered China as well (I've actually given lectures on the subject in Beijing).
If you are trying to improve processes at your business or need to remind yourself of your continuous TQM goals, this would be a great wall scroll to hang behind your desk, or in your workplace.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Kansei Engineering Sense Engineering | 感性工學 感性工学 | kansei kougaku kanseikougaku kansei kogaku kanseikogaku | gǎn xìng gōng xué gan3 xing4 gong1 xue2 gan xing gong xue ganxinggongxue | kan hsing kung hsüeh kanhsingkunghsüeh |
Kai Zen Kaizen | 改善 | kai zen / kaizen | gǎi shàn / gai3 shan4 / gai shan / gaishan | kai shan / kaishan |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your kansei search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
乾性 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (adj-na,adj-no,n) dry; dryness; dry (pleurisy) |
侃正 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (personal name) Kansei |
冠省 see styles |
kanshou;kansei(ik) / kansho;kanse(ik) / かんしょう;かんせい(ik) | (formal salutation for a brief letter) Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that... |
函青 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (surname) Kansei |
勸請 劝请 see styles |
quàn qǐng / quan4 qing3 ch`üan ch`ing / chüan ching kansei |
to persuade |
喊声 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (out-dated kanji) battle cry |
喚声 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | shout |
完成 see styles |
wán chéng / wan2 cheng2 wan ch`eng / wan cheng kansei / kanse / かんせい |
to complete; to accomplish (noun/participle) (1) complete; completion; (noun/participle) (2) perfection; accomplishment; (given name) Kansei |
完誓 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (given name) Kansei |
官制 see styles |
guān zhì / guan1 zhi4 kuan chih kansei / kanse / かんせい |
the civil service system; the bureaucratic system government-regulated organization or facility, etc. (organisation) |
官製 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (noun - becomes adjective with の) government-manufactured |
寒星 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (given name) Kansei |
寛制 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (given name) Kansei |
寛政 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5); (given name) Hiromasa |
寛清 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (given name) Kansei |
幹青 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (given name) Kansei |
感性 see styles |
gǎn xìng / gan3 xing4 kan hsing kansei / kanse / かんせい |
perception; perceptual; sensibility; sensitive; emotional; sentimental sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...) |
慣性 惯性 see styles |
guàn xìng / guan4 xing4 kuan hsing kansei / kanse / かんせい |
(physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit; tendency to do things in the accustomed way; habitual {physics} inertia |
歓声 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | cheer; shout of joy |
汗青 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (archaism) (written) history |
漢姓 汉姓 see styles |
hàn xìng / han4 xing4 han hsing kansei / kanse / かんせい |
Han surname; Chinese surname Chinese surname; Chinese family name |
甘井 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (obscure) well with good-tasting water; (surname) Amai |
甘粛 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (place-name) Kansei |
管制 see styles |
guǎn zhì / guan3 zhi4 kuan chih kansei / kanse / かんせい |
to control; to restrict; (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations) (noun/participle) (1) control (by the state); controlling; coordination; (2) (abbreviation) (See 航空交通管制) air traffic control |
観星 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (given name) Kansei |
観誓 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (personal name) Kansei |
観誠 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (given name) Kansei |
観静 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (given name) Kansei |
閑製 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (surname) Kansei |
閑靖 see styles |
kansei / kanse / かんせい | (archaism) tranquillity; quiet; (personal name) Shizuyasu |
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