最近の海外移転の動きを見てもわかるように、製造業の生産性改善も限界に近いところまで進んでいる。

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English Translation

Recent overseas transfers show that productivity improvements in Japanese manufacturing industry have almost reached their limit.

Furigana

最近(さいきん)の海外(かいがい)移転(いてん)の動(うご)きを見(み)てもわかるように、製造業(せいぞうぎょう)の生産性(せいさんせい)改善(かいぜん)も限界(げんかい)に近(ちか)いところまで進(すす)んでいる。

Romanji

Saikin no kaigai iten no ugoki o mite mo wakaru yōni, seizōgyō no seisansei kaizen mo genkai ni chikai tokoro made susundeiru.

Words

最近 (さいきん)

most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

海外 (かいがい)

foreign; abroad; overseas

移転 (いてん)

moving; relocation; transfer; demise

動き (うごき)

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change; fluctuation

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

分かる (わかる)

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

製造業 (せいぞうぎょう)

manufacturing industry

生産性 (せいさんせい)

fecundity; productivity

改善 (かいぜん)

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

限界 (げんかい)

limit; bound

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

近い (ちかい)

near; close; short (distance)

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

荒む (すさむ)

to grow wild; to run to waste