kanban

English

Etymology

From Japanese 看板 (かんばん, ​kanban), from 看 (“visible”) + 板 (“board or card”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) enPR: ˈkän-ˌbän

Noun

kanban (countable and uncountable, plural kanbans)

  1. (countable) A card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements, used to regulate the supply of components.
  2. A coordinated manufacturing system using such cards.

See also

Japanese

Romanization

kanban

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かんばん
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