人員(じんいん)

じんいん
noun
number of persons; personnel
formalbusinesspersonsociety
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(じんいん)を削減(さくげん)する。
To reduce personnel.
必要(ひつよう)な人員(じんいん)が足(た)りていない。
We don't have enough personnel.
災害(さいがい)対応(たいおう)のために人員(じんいん)を増(ふ)やす必要(ひつよう)がある。
We need to increase personnel for disaster response.

人員(じんいん) 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(じんいん)削減(さくげん): staff reduction, downsizing
  • 人員(じんいん)配置(はいち): personnel deployment
  • 人員(じんいん)不足(ぶそく): shortage of staff
  • 人員(じんいん)整理(せいり): workforce restructuring
  • 人員(じんいん)を確保(かくほ)する: to secure personnel

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Related Words

Synonym: 人数(にんずう) (number of people)
Related: 定員(ていいん) (capacity)
Compare: 人手(ひとで) (manpower, hands)
Compare: スタッフ (staff)
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Added 2026.3.19 15:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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