English
heijunka
Heijunka comes from Japanese 平準化 ‘levelling’.
- Japanesemodern平準化heijunka‘levelling’
- Englishtodayheijunka
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern平準化heijunka‘levelling’
- Englishtodayheijunka
Every English word from Japanese 平準化
Today it means
noun The smoothing of a production process so that intermediate goods are made available at a constant rate and inventory is always available when required.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 平準化 / heijunka