selection for high office; appointment of talented people to higher positions
Refers to the practice of identifying capable individuals and promoting or appointing them to important roles, often in business or government contexts.
Our company selects and promotes talented people regardless of age.
The government is promoting the appointment of women to high positions.
Standard kanji spelling using 人材 (human resources).
Irregular kanji usage replacing 材 with 財 (wealth/treasure), emphasizing people as valuable assets. Rarely used.
Irregular kanji usage using 才 (talent/ability). Rarely used.
Compound of 人材 (jinzai, 'human resources, talented people') and 登用 (tōyō, 'appointment, selection'). The irregular spellings 人財 and 人才 are modern variations emphasizing different nuances of 'talent'.