Vocabulary

What does 人材 (じんざい, jinzai) mean?

人材 (じんざい, jinzai) means talent, human resources.

Quick facts
Readingじんざい
Romajijinzai
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
じんざい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjinzai

talent, human resources

  1. 1noun capable person; talented person
  2. 2noun human resources; personnel

Example sentences

  • The shortage of human resources has become a serious problem.

  • The company is seeking excellent talent.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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