Technical Japanese Knowledge

Shop-floor Japanese for Vietnamese engineers: department terminology, reading drawings and specs, reporting phrases, HORENSO, and Japanese factory culture.

Technical Japanese #22 — Machining Notes on Japanese Drawings: Chamfer, Deburr and Counterbore
Technical Japanese #21 — How to Read a Japanese Drawing Title Block (表題欄)
Technical Japanese #20 — Common Japanese Factory Abbreviations: QC, QA, WIP, Takt and Lot
Technical Japanese #19 — Consumables and Spare Parts: Japanese Vocabulary for Ordering
Technical Japanese #18 — Measuring Tools in Japanese: Calipers, Micrometers and Torque Wrenches
Technical Japanese #17 — Drawing and Tolerance Vocabulary: GD&T, Datums and Symbols
Technical Japanese #16 — Electrical and Automation Vocabulary: Power, PLC, Sensors and Motors
Technical Japanese #15 — Mechanical Vocabulary: Materials, Machining, Welding and Surface Treatment
Technical Japanese #14 — Safety Japanese: KY, Near Miss and 5S in a Japanese Factory
Technical Japanese #13 — Manufacturing Japanese: Process, Takt, Line and Lot
Technical Japanese #12 — Maintenance Japanese: Preventive Work, Faults and Inspection
Technical Japanese #11 — Equipment Japanese: Machines, Fixtures, Setup and Operation
Technical Japanese #10 — Quality Japanese: Defects, Inspection, Dimensions and Tolerances
Technical Japanese #09 — Production Engineering Japanese: Core Terms and Department Flow
Technical Japanese #08 — How to Ask Again Safely in Japanese
Technical Japanese #07 — Reading Japanese Safety Signs: Danger, Caution and Restricted Areas
Technical Japanese #06 — Shop-Floor Action Verbs: Tighten, Loosen, Adjust, Check and Replace
Technical Japanese #05 — Technical Katakana: Recognising English Loanwords in Japanese

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