人ひとづくり

also: ひとつくり

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づ

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Meanings

noun

personnel training; human resources development; character building

Refers to the cultivation of people's abilities, character, or professional skills, often in organizational or educational contexts.

会かい社しゃは人ひとづくりに力ちからを入いれている。
The company puts effort into personnel training.
教きょう育いくの目もく的てきは人ひとづくりにある。
The purpose of education lies in character building.

Kanji

人person
作make, production, prepare

Related words

人じん材ざい育いく成せい
More formal and business-oriented, focusing on developing human resources as assets.
教きょう育いく
Broader term for education; 人づくり emphasizes the holistic development of a person.

Built from

人ひと+作つくる

Written forms

人ひとづくりUsage98%
Common spelling with rendaku; the reading ひとづくり is standard.
人作りUsage2%
- ひとづくり
- ひとつくり
  Alternate spelling without rendaku; reading ひとつくり is less common but valid.
ひとつくり

Etymology

Compound of 人 (hito, 'person') and 作り (tsukuri, 'making'), with rendaku voicing. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the concept of 'building people'.