1.
number of persons; headcount; personnel
The number of people involved in or assigned to something. Used in organizational and administrative contexts to refer to staffing levels or group sizes.
人員を削減する。
To reduce personnel.
必要な人員が足りていない。
We don't have enough personnel.
災害対応のために人員を増やす必要がある。
We need to increase personnel for disaster response.
人員 is a formal term for the number of people assigned to a task, project, or organization. Common in business, government, and military contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 人員削減: staff reduction, downsizing
- 人員配置: personnel deployment
- 人員不足: shortage of staff
- 人員整理: workforce restructuring
- 人員を確保する: to secure personnel
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 人数: number of people (general, everyday usage)
- 人手: manpower, hands (focuses on labor availability)
- 定員: capacity, fixed number of positions
- スタッフ: staff (loanword, more casual)