人材

• 読み: じんざい
• ローマ字: jinzai
• 漢字の分解: 人 (jin) — person, human; 材 (zai) — material, talent, ability
• 発音: /dʑiɴ.zai/

意味

Talented person; capable individual; human resources; personnel.

A noun referring to people of talent and ability, especially in a professional context. Used both for individuals (優秀な人材, excellent talent) and collectively for a workforce. Extremely common in business Japanese, HR discussions, and job advertisements. Related terms include 人材育成 (talent development) and 人材派遣 (staffing/temp agency).

例文

1. グローバルな人材を育成するプログラムを導入した。
2. IT業界では優秀な人材の確保が課題だ。
3. 人材不足が深刻な問題になっている。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, HR, recruitment, education

トーン: professional

起源と歴史

Compound of 人 (jin, person) + 材 (zai, material/talent). Literally 'human material,' viewing people as valuable resources. Sometimes written as 人財 (using 財, treasure) to emphasise that people are assets, not mere resources.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Working age

社会的背景: Professional