人じん的てき資し源げん

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Meanings

1

noun

human resources; manpower resources

Refers to people as a resource in an organization, economy, or project. Often used in business, economics, and policy contexts.

会かい社しゃは人じん的てき資し源げんの管かん理りを重じゅう視しし

て

いる

。

The company emphasizes the management of human resources.

この地ち域いきの人じん的てき資し源げんは豊ほう富ふだ。

This region has abundant human resources.

Kanji

人person
的bull's eye, mark, target
資assets, resources, capital
源source, origin

Related words

人じん材ざい
人材 refers to talented individuals or capable people, often in a hiring or development context, while 人的資源 is a broader, more abstract term for human resources as a factor of production or organizational asset.
人じん的てき資し本ほん
人的資本 (human capital) focuses on the skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by individuals, whereas 人的資源 emphasizes the people themselves as a resource.

Built from

人じん的てき+資し源げん

Etymology

Compound of 人的 (じんてき, 'human, personal') + 資源 (しげん, 'resources'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'human resources' and became common in Japanese business and economic terminology in the 20th century.