Japanese symbol for “hr”
人事
じんじ
Romaji: jinji
human affairs; mundane matters; things human
In Japanese, hr is 人事, read じんじ (jinji).
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Meanings
- n human affairs; mundane matters; things human
- n personnel affairs; human resources; employee matters; HR
- n human power; human effort; what is humanly possible
- n category of haiku seasonal words relating to human affairs (art)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hr”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ヒューマンリソース | ヒューマンリソース hyuumanrisoosu | human resources; HR |
| ＨＲ | エイチ・アール eichi・aaru | human resources; HR |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 人々 | ひとびと hitobito | people; men and women |
| 大人 | おとな otona | adult; grown-up |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.