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情実人事 (じょうじつじんじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
personnel changes through favoritism ; cronyism in staffing
Refers to personnel decisions (hiring, promotion, transfers) made based on personal connections or favoritism rather than merit. Often used in critical or negative contexts.
情じょう
実じつ
人じん
事じ
を
なくす
ため
に
、
透とう
明めい
な
評ひょう
価か
制せい
度ど
が
必ひつ
要よう
だ
。
To eliminate cronyism in staffing, a transparent evaluation system is necessary.
Kanji 情 feelings, emotion, passion Similar words 縁えん 故こ 採さい 用よう 縁故採用 specifically refers to hiring through personal connections, while 情実人事 covers broader personnel actions like transfers and promotions influenced by favoritism.
コネ コネ is a casual, abbreviated term for personal connections used to gain advantage, often in job hunting. 情実人事 is a more formal term describing the resulting personnel decisions.
Etymology Compound of 情実 (personal considerations, favoritism) and 人事 (personnel affairs). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with criticism of non-merit-based staffing.
