人ひと探さがし

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Meanings

1

searching for someone; looking for a person

General term for looking for a person, often a missing person or someone whose whereabouts are unknown.

警けい察さつは人ひと探さがしに協きょう力りょくを求もとめている。
The police are asking for cooperation in searching for the person.
彼かれは人ひと探さがしで街まちを歩あるき回まわった。
He walked around town looking for the person.

2

recruitment; scouting; searching for a candidate

Only when written 人探し

Used when looking for a suitable person for a job, role, or team; often implies active scouting or headhunting.

新あたらしいプロジェクトのために人ひと探さがしを始はじめた。
We started looking for people for the new project.
会かい社しゃは優ゆう秀しゅうなエンジニアの人ひと探さがしに力ちからを入いれている。
The company is focusing on scouting talented engineers.