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BJT Vocabulary · Part 15

Top 100 BJT Words: Manufacturing, Logistics & Inventory (Part 15)

This list includes BJT vocabulary used in manufacturing and logistics: production and factories, quality control, purchasing and suppliers, inventory and warehouses, and shipping and delivery. These terms are essential for anyone working with products, supply chains or trading companies in Japan.

Tap the info icon next to any word to see its meaning, how it is used, and 6 example sentences with hiragana and romaji.

1. Production & Factory

No. Meaning Japanese Hiragana Romaji Examples
1 Factory 工場 こうじょう koujou
2 Manufacturing 製造 せいぞう seizou
3 Production 生産 せいさん seisan
4 Production line 生産ライン せいさんらいん seisan rain
5 Production base / manufacturing site 生産拠点 せいさんきょてん seisan kyoten
6 Operation (of a plant or machine) 稼働 かどう kadou
7 Process / production step 工程 こうてい koutei
8 Productivity 生産性 せいさんせい seisansei
9 Product (manufactured) 製品 せいひん seihin
10 Production management / control 生産管理 せいさんかんり seisan kanri
11 Equipment / facilities 設備 せつび setsubi
12 Production capacity 生産能力 せいさんのうりょく seisan nouryoku
13 Increased production 増産 ぞうさん zousan
14 Production cut 減産 げんさん gensan
15 Operating rate 稼働率 かどうりつ kadouritsu
16 Automation 自動化 じどうか jidouka
17 Assembly 組み立て くみたて kumitate
18 Processing (of materials) 加工 かこう kakou
19 Production plan 生産計画 せいさんけいかく seisan keikaku
20 Shutdown of operations 操業停止 そうぎょうていし sougyou teishi

2. Quality Control

No. Meaning Japanese Hiragana Romaji Examples
21 100% inspection (inspecting every item) 全数検査 ぜんすうけんさ zensuu kensa
22 Quality control 品質管理 ひんしつかんり hinshitsu kanri
23 Non-defective product (good item) 良品 りょうひん ryouhin
24 Product inspection 検品 けんぴん kenpin
25 Yield (rate of good products) 歩留まり ぶどまり budomari
26 Standard / specification 規格 きかく kikaku
27 Specifications 仕様 しよう shiyou
28 Quality assurance 品質保証 ひんしつほしょう hinshitsu hoshou
29 Defect rate 不良率 ふりょうりつ furyouritsu
30 Sampling inspection 抜き取り検査 ぬきとりけんさ nukitori kensa
31 Prevention (before it happens) 未然防止 みぜんぼうし mizen boushi
32 Contamination by foreign matter 異物混入 いぶつこんにゅう ibutsu konnyuu
33 Recall リコール りこーる rikooru
34 Defect / flaw 欠陥 けっかん kekkan
35 Safety standards 安全基準 あんぜんきじゅん anzen kijun
36 Durability 耐久性 たいきゅうせい taikyuusei
37 Variation / inconsistency ばらつき ばらつき baratsuki
38 Corrective action 是正措置 ぜせいそち zesei sochi
39 Dimensions / measurements 寸法 すんぽう sunpou
40 Initial defect (dead on arrival) 初期不良 しょきふりょう shoki furyou

3. Purchasing & Suppliers

No. Meaning Japanese Hiragana Romaji Examples
41 Procurement 調達 ちょうたつ choutatsu
42 Purchasing (stock / goods for resale) 仕入れ しいれ shiire
43 Supplier / vendor 仕入先 しいれさき shiiresaki
44 Raw materials 原材料 げんざいりょう genzairyou
45 Parts / components 部品 ぶひん buhin
46 Outsourcing 外注 がいちゅう gaichuu
47 Purchase order 発注書 はっちゅうしょ hacchuusho
48 Purchasing (department / activity) 購買 こうばい koubai
49 Partner company / contractor 協力会社 きょうりょくがいしゃ kyouryoku gaisha
50 Subcontractor / subcontracting 下請け したうけ shitauke
51 Competitive quotes (comparing estimates) 相見積もり あいみつもり aimitsumori
52 Purchase price (cost of stock) 仕入れ値 しいれね shiirene
53 Cost price / cost of goods 原価 げんか genka
54 Substitute / alternative product 代替品 だいたいひん daitaihin
55 Delivery (supplying goods to a buyer) 納入 のうにゅう nounyuu
56 Lot (batch) ロット ろっと rotto
57 Materials / supplies 資材 しざい shizai
58 Terms of trade / business terms 取引条件 とりひきじょうけん torihiki jouken
59 In-house production 内製 ないせい naisei
60 Supply chain サプライチェーン さぷらいちぇーん sapurai cheen

4. Inventory & Warehouse

No. Meaning Japanese Hiragana Romaji Examples
61 Out of stock 在庫切れ ざいこぎれ zaikogire
62 Stocktaking / inventory count 棚卸し たなおろし tanaoroshi
63 Warehouse 倉庫 そうこ souko
64 Warehousing (receiving into stock) 入庫 にゅうこ nyuuko
65 Release from warehouse (issuing stock) 出庫 しゅっこ shukko
66 Inventory management 在庫管理 ざいこかんり zaiko kanri
67 Optimal inventory level 適正在庫 てきせいざいこ tekisei zaiko
68 Excess inventory 過剰在庫 かじょうざいこ kajou zaiko
69 Replenishment / restocking 補充 ほじゅう hojuu
70 Arrival of goods (receiving stock) 入荷 にゅうか nyuuka
71 Product number / item code 品番 ひんばん hinban
72 Inventory turnover 在庫回転率 ざいこかいてんりつ zaiko kaitenritsu
73 Distribution center 物流センター ぶつりゅうせんたー butsuryuu sentaa
74 Picking (order picking) ピッキング ぴっきんぐ pikkingu
75 First in, first out (FIFO) 先入れ先出し さきいれさきだし sakiire sakidashi
76 Sorting (of goods) 仕分け しわけ shiwake
77 Item (line item) 品目 ひんもく hinmoku
78 Quantity 数量 すうりょう suuryou
79 Barcode バーコード ばーこーど baakoodo
80 Storage fee 保管料 ほかんりょう hokanryou

5. Shipping & Delivery

No. Meaning Japanese Hiragana Romaji Examples
81 Pickup (collection of shipments) 集荷 しゅうか shuuka
82 Logistics / physical distribution 物流 ぶつりゅう butsuryuu
83 Shipping company / carrier 運送会社 うんそうがいしゃ unsou gaisha
84 Packing / packaging 梱包 こんぽう konpou
85 Delivery date / lead time 納期 のうき nouki
86 Export 輸出 ゆしゅつ yushutsu
87 Import 輸入 ゆにゅう yunyuu
88 Customs clearance 通関 つうかん tsuukan
89 Dispatch / sending out 発送 はっそう hassou
90 Shipping fee / postage 送料 そうりょう souryou
91 Delivery address / destination 配送先 はいそうさき haisousaki
92 Freight charge / fare 運賃 うんちん unchin
93 Misdelivery 誤配送 ごはいそう gohaisou
94 Tracking number 追跡番号 ついせきばんごう tsuiseki bangou
95 Sea freight / surface mail 船便 ふなびん funabin
96 Air freight / airmail 航空便 こうくうびん koukuubin
97 Courier / parcel delivery service 宅配便 たくはいびん takuhaibin
98 Shipping label / waybill 送り状 おくりじょう okurijou
99 Freight collect (recipient pays shipping) 着払い ちゃくばらい chakubarai
100 Transport / transportation 輸送 ゆそう yusou

Common Mix-ups in This List

Words that BJT learners often confuse, and how to tell them apart.

How is 工場 (koujou) different from similar words?

工場 (koujou) is the general word; the same kanji read こうば (kouba) suggests a small, often family-run workshop, and プラント (puranto) is used for large chemical or energy plants.

Usage: Common patterns: 工場を見学する (koujou wo kengaku suru, tour a factory), 工場長 (koujouchou, plant manager), 自社工場 (jisha koujou, in-house factory).

How is 生産拠点 (seisan kyoten) different from similar words?

生産拠点 (seisan kyoten) is a site seen as part of a company's network; 工場 (koujou) is simply the factory building or plant.

Usage: Common patterns: 生産拠点を設ける / 移す (seisan kyoten wo moukeru / utsusu), 海外生産拠点 (kaigai seisan kyoten, overseas production base), 生産拠点を集約する (… wo shuuyaku suru, consolidate).

How is 製品 (seihin) different from similar words?

製品 (seihin) stresses something manufactured; 商品 (shouhin) stresses goods offered for sale, including items not made by the seller.

Usage: Common patterns: 新製品 (shinseihin, new product), 製品開発 (seihin kaihatsu, product development), 自社製品 (jisha seihin, in-house products).

How is 増産 (zousan) different from similar words?

増産 (zousan, increase output) is the opposite of 減産 (gensan, cut output); 量産 (ryousan) means mass production itself.

Usage: Common patterns: 増産する (zousan suru), 増産体制 (zousan taisei, setup for higher output), 〜の増産を決める (… no zousan wo kimeru).

How is 組み立て (kumitate) different from similar words?

組み立て (kumitate) joins parts together; 加工 (kakou) changes the shape or nature of a material, such as cutting or painting.

Usage: Common patterns: 組み立てる (kumitateru, to assemble), 組み立てライン (kumitate rain, assembly line), 組立工場 (kumitate koujou, assembly plant), 最終組み立て (saishuu kumitate).

How is 全数検査 (zensuu kensa) different from similar words?

全数検査 (zensuu kensa) checks every item; 抜き取り検査 (nukitori kensa) checks only a sample from each lot.

Usage: Common patterns: 全数検査を行う / 実施する (zensuu kensa wo okonau / jisshi suru), 全数検査に切り替える (… ni kirikaeru, switch to 100% inspection).

How is 歩留まり (budomari) different from similar words?

歩留まり (budomari) is the share of good output; 不良率 (furyouritsu) is the opposite figure, the share of defective output.

Usage: Common patterns: 歩留まりが高い / 低い (budomari ga takai / hikui), 歩留まりを上げる / 改善する (budomari wo ageru / kaizen suru), 歩留まり率 (budomari ritsu).

How is 不良率 (furyouritsu) different from similar words?

不良率 (furyouritsu) is the share of bad items; 歩留まり (budomari) is the share of good items.

Usage: Common patterns: 不良率が高い / 低い (furyouritsu ga takai / hikui), 不良率を下げる / 減らす (furyouritsu wo sageru / herasu), 工程不良率 (koutei furyouritsu).

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