How to use 人事 (じんじ)
Meaning of 人事
The Japanese verb "人事" (じんじ, jinji) can have various meanings depending on the context in which it is used. Here's a list of its primary meanings along with examples:
- personnel: Refers to the department or activities related to managing employees within an organization.
- Example: 彼は人事部で働いています。
- Translation: He works in the personnel department.
- personnel affairs: Encompasses the management and administration of human resources.
- Example: 人事異動の時期が近づいてきました。
- Translation: The time for personnel changes is approaching.
- human affairs: General matters or events concerning people, often used in a broader, more philosophical sense.
- Example: 人事は天命だと言われています。
- Translation: It is said that human affairs are determined by fate.
Learn 人事 from Animes
（ケイン･フュリー） ホークアイ中尉！
(Kain Fury) Lieutenant Hawkeye!
（リザ･ホークアイ） どうしたの？
(Riza Hawkeye) What's wrong?
👉👉（フュリー） さっき 人事局の人が来まし た
(Fury) Someone from Personnel just came.
自分… 南方司令部勤務を 言い渡されまし た
I've been ordered to work at the Southern Command.
（リザ）えっ！
(Riza) What?!
なんですって？
What did you say?
（フュリー） 自分だけではありません
(Fury) It's not just me.
ブレダ少尉は西方司令部へ
Second Lieutenant Breda has been transferred to the Western Command,
ファルマン准尉は北方司令部へ 転任が 決まったそうです
and Warrant Officer Falman to the Northern Command.
（ヤコブレフ） ホークアイ中尉だね
(Yakovlev) Lieutenant Hawkeye, right?
（リザ）はい
(Riza) Yes.
👉👉人事局のヤコブレフだ
I'm Yakovlev from the Personnel Department.
👉👉（リザ）人事局…
(Riza) Personnel Department...
（シュトルヒ） 私は大総統付き補佐の シュトルヒだ
(Stolhi) I'm Stolhi, aide to the Führer.
受け取りたまえ
Take this.
あ… 異動命令ですか？
Ah... is this a transfer order?
そうだ
That's right.
（リザ）拝見します
(Riza) I'll take a look.
ハッ これは…
Ha! This is...
👉👉なんですか？ このあり得ない人事は！
What is this? This unbelievable personnel decision!
（フュリー） どこに飛ばされたんですか？
(Fury) Where have you been transferred to?
リザ･ホークアイ中尉を明日より 中央司令 部…
From tomorrow, Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye will be...
大総統付き補佐に任命する
appointed as an aide to the Führer.
なっ！
What?!