How to say "interviewer" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe direct borrowing of 'interviewer': the person who conducts an interview and asks the questions. Typical settings include a journalist or presenter interviewing someone for a newspaper, magazine, or TV program.
- 会見者かいけんしゃnounTied to 会見, a formal interview or press conference, typically involving public figures and the press. For an ordinary interview this marginal word is seldom what you want.
- 面接官めんせつかんnounThe interviewer for job, school, and similar interviews — the official who conducts the interview and questions the candidate. For hiring or admissions settings this is the word to choose.
- 面接者めんせつしゃnounFormed simply as 'person who interviews', it denotes whoever conducts a job or school interview, but 面接官 says this directly and is the safer pick; this word is seldom the one you want.
- 面接試験官めんせつしけんかんnounThe examiner in an interview examination: the interviewer when the interview is a formal, graded test, as in school entrance examinations. For ordinary hiring interviews, 面接官 is the word to use.
For job and school interviews choose 面接官, or 面接試験官 when the interview is a formal examination; 「インタビュアー」 is the direct loanword for someone conducting an interview, while 会見者 and 面接者 are less common alternatives.
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