(はいち)

はいち
noun, verb (suru)
placement; arrangement; positioning; deployment
1. placement; arrangement; positioning; deployment
The act of placing people or things in designated positions according to a plan or purpose. Used for physical arrangement of objects as well as the strategic assignment of personnel.
家具(かぐ)配置(はいち)()えた。
I rearranged the furniture.
警備員(けいびいん)(かく)出口(でぐち)配置(はいち)した。
Security guards were stationed at each exit.
効率(こうりつ)()げるために、オフィスの(つくえ)配置(はいち)見直(みなお)すことにした。
We decided to review the desk arrangement in the office to improve efficiency.

配置(はいち) is a noun that can function as a suru verb (配置(はいち)する). It emphasizes deliberate, planned placement.

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • [thing/person]を配置(はいち)する (to place/deploy something)
  • [thing]の配置(はいち) (the arrangement of something)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 人員(じんいん)配置(はいち) (personnel deployment)
  • 配置(はいち)転換(てんかん) (redeployment, reassignment)
  • 配置(はいち)() (layout diagram)
  • 配置(はいち)()える (change the arrangement)

配置(はいち)転換(てんかん) (redeployment) is a common workplace term for reassigning employees to different positions or departments within the same organization.