Meaning and Usage
"人事" (じんじ) primarily refers to human resources or personnel management within a company or organization. It covers activities related to hiring, evaluating, and managing employees.
Common Contexts
You will often see "人事" used in business settings, especially when talking about the human resources department (人事部), personnel changes (人事異動), or evaluations (人事評価).
Collocations and Patterns
- 人事部 (じんじぶ): human resources department
- 人事異動 (じんじいどう): personnel reshuffling or transfer
- 人事評価 (じんじひょうか): personnel evaluation
These collocations are very common in workplace conversations and documents.
Register and Nuance
"人事" is a formal term used mainly in business or organizational contexts. It is not used for casual references to people or personal matters.
Common Mistakes
Learners sometimes confuse "人事" with general words for "people" or "personnel" but it specifically relates to HR functions. Avoid using it when simply referring to people in general.