人材(じんざい)

じんざい
noun
talent, human resources
businessworkperson
1. talent, capable person, human resources
A person or people with skills and abilities needed for a particular role. Also refers collectively to human resources within an organization.
優秀(ゆうしゅう)な人材(じんざい)を求(もと)めている。
We are looking for talented people.
人材(じんざい)の育成(いくせい)に力(ちから)を入(い)れている。
We are putting effort into developing talent.
IT分野(ぶんや)では人材(じんざい)不足(ぶそく)が深刻(しんこく)な問題(もんだい)になっている。
In the IT field, a shortage of talent has become a serious problem.

Common collocations

  • 人材(じんざい)を育成(いくせい)する (to develop talent)
  • 人材(じんざい)を確保(かくほ)する (to secure talent)
  • 人材(じんざい)不足(ぶそく) (talent shortage)
  • 人材(じんざい)派遣(はけん) (staffing, temporary staffing)
  • 人材(じんざい)紹介(しょうかい) (recruitment, headhunting)
  • 優秀(ゆうしゅう)な人材(じんざい) (excellent talent)

The variant 人財(じんざい) (using 財(ざい) meaning "treasure") is sometimes used by companies to emphasize that people are valuable assets.

Related Words

Compare: 大器(たいき) (person of great talent)
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Added 2026.2.16 16:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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