人事
jinji, hitogoto
Description
「人事」は会社で働く人を決めたり、管理したりする仕事のことです。
"人事" refers to the work of deciding and managing employees in a company.
「ひとごと」と読むと、自分に関係のない、他の人のことという意味になります。
When read as "ひとごと," it means something that doesn't concern oneself, but others.
Meanings
人事jinji
personnel affairs; human resources (HR)
来月、人事の担当になりました。
I became in charge of personnel next month.
人事jinji
staffing decisions; personnel changes
春の人事で部長が変わった。
The department head changed in the spring personnel reshuffle.
人事hitogoto
someone else's affair; other people's business
これは人事じゃないよ。
This is not a personnel matter.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
read jinji for HR/personnel matters, hitogoto for something unrelated to oneself.
- Etymology
人 (person) + 事 (matter); same characters, two readings with different meanings.
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