How to say "personnel" in Japanese

• 人員じんいんCommon
  nounCovers personnel viewed as a number of people, as in staffing levels or cuts. Use it when the count or quantity of available people is the point, not the individuals themselves.
  多おおくの会社かいしゃが人員じんいんを最低限さいていげんにまで縮小しゅくしょうした。↗

  A lot of companies have pared their staff down to a minimum.
• 顔ぶれかおぶれCommon
  nounRefers to the members or lineup of a team or group, with a nuance of who the people actually are. It suits discussing a roster or the faces assembled, not a workforce count.
• 館員かんいんCommon
  nounPersonnel of a public building such as a museum or library. This is a narrow term tied to that setting, so for most other senses of 'personnel' it is seldom the word you want.
• 職員しょくいんJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounRefers to staff members or employees of an organization or institution. This is usually the most versatile choice when you mean the people employed somewhere, whether individually or collectively.
  職員しょくいん以外いがい入室にゅうしつ禁止きんし。↗

  Admittance to staff members only.
• 人材じんざいJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers personnel thought of as human resources, that is, people valued for their skills and abilities. Use it when the talent or quality of the people, rather than their number, is what matters.
  この重役じゅうやくのポストに適当てきとうな人物じんぶつを見みつけるには、人材じんざい斡旋あっせん業ぎょう者しゃに依頼いらいする必要ひつようがある。↗

  We'll need a head hunting agency to find the right man for this executive position.

Use 人員 for headcount, 職員 for staff of an institution, 館員 for staff of a specific public building, 「顔ぶれ」 for a lineup of members, and 人材 for personnel as valuable human resources.

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• 人員じんいんnumber of persons
• 顔ぶれかおぶれpersonnel
• 館員かんいんpersonnel (of public building)
• 職員しょくいんstaff member
• 要員よういん(necessary) personnel
• 人材じんざいhuman resources