人事部(じんじぶ)

Composed of 人事(じんじ) (personnel affairs) + 部(ぶ) (department). The standard term for the human resources department in Japanese companies.

Common collocations

• 人事部(じんじぶ)長(ちょう) (head of the HR department)
• 人事部(じんじぶ)に相談(そうだん)する (to consult with HR)
• 人事部(じんじぶ)の担当者(たんとうしゃ) (HR department staff member)
• 人事部(じんじぶ)に所属(しょぞく)する (to belong to the HR department)

Similar words

• 総務部(そうむぶ) — general affairs department; handles administrative matters, sometimes overlaps with HR in smaller companies
• 人事課(じんじか) — personnel section; a smaller unit (section vs. department)
• 人材(じんざい)開発部(かいはつぶ) — human resources development department; focused on training and development

Usage

In Japanese corporate structure, 人事部(じんじぶ) is a powerful department that handles not only hiring but also the regular personnel rotations (人事異動(じんじいどう)) that are a distinctive feature of Japanese companies. Employees are periodically transferred between departments and locations, and 人事部(じんじぶ) manages this process.