人じん事じ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to matters concerning employees, staffing, and personnel management within an organization. Often used in business and administrative contexts.

彼かれは人じん事じ部ぶで働はたらいています。
He works in the human resources department.
人じん事じ異い動どうの発はっ表ぴょうがあった。
There was an announcement of personnel transfers.

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Usage patterns

人じん事じを発はっ表ぴょうするto announce personnel changes/appointments
会かい社しゃは来らい月げつの人じん事じを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The company announced next month's personnel changes.
人じん事じが決きまるfor personnel assignments/decisions to be finalized
新あたらしい部ぶ長ちょうの人じん事じが決きまった。
The appointment of the new department head has been decided.
〈人ひと〉の人じん事じを担たん当とうするto be in charge of someone's personnel matters
彼かの女じょはこの部ぶ署しょの人じん事じを担たん当とうしている。
She is in charge of personnel matters for this department.

Expressions

人じん事じを尽つくすdo everything humanly possible; exhaust all means
人じん事じを尽つくして天てん命めいを待まつdo your best and leave the rest to fate; man proposes, God disposes

Kanji

人person
事matter, thing, fact

Related words

総そう務む
総務 covers general administrative affairs of a company, while 人事 refers specifically to staffing, hiring, and personnel management.
労ろう務む
労務 focuses on labor conditions and employee relations (wages, hours, unions), whereas 人事 covers the broader scope of hiring, promotions, and staffing decisions.
リクルーター
リクルーター refers to an individual who recruits employees, while 人事 usually refers to the personnel department or human-resources function as a whole.

Don't confuse with

人じん材ざいN2
人材 means the talented people or human resources themselves, while 人事 refers to the administrative affairs and decisions concerning those people.
人ひと事ごと
人事 read じんじ means 'personnel affairs/HR matters', a completely different word from 人事 read ひとごと meaning 'someone else's problem'.
総そう務む
総務 handles general administrative matters like facilities and documentation, whereas 人事 specifically manages hiring, personnel records, and staffing.

Word family· 22

人じん事じ欄らん
personal column
人じん事じ課か
personnel section; HR department
人じん事じ部ぶ
personnel department; human resources department
交こう流りゅう人じん事じ
personnel shuffle; exchange of personnel
人じん事じ不ふ省せい
unconsciousness; loss of consciousness

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人じん事じ制せい度ど
personnel system; HR system
人じん事じ異い動どう
personnel change; staff reassignment; reshuffle
人じん事じ管かん理り
personnel management; HR management
人じん事じ考こう課か
personnel evaluation; performance appraisal; merit rating
人じん事じ行ぎょう政せい
personnel administration

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Etymology

From 人 (person) + 事 (matter, affair). The compound refers to matters concerning people, especially in an organizational context.