How to say "scouting" in Japanese

• 偵察ていさつCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbScouting as reconnaissance: observing terrain, an enemy's movements, or conditions in order to gather information. This is the word for military and similar field scouting.
• 引き抜きひきぬきCommon
  nounScouting in the business sense of recruiting: approaching someone already employed elsewhere and persuading them to change jobs. It is essentially headhunting or poaching staff from another company.
  社長しゃちょうは新あたらしいセールスマネージャーを入いれるため、引き抜ひきぬき専門せんもんの人物じんぶつを雇やとった。↗

  The company president has hired a headhunter to find us a new sales manager.
• 内偵ないていCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbRarely the word for ordinary scouting: it means a secret investigation or undercover reconnaissance, such as quietly watching and gathering information on someone. Use it only for covert inquiry.
• スカウトCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe katakana loanword for scouting people: spotting and recruiting promising talent, as sports teams and entertainment agencies do, and by extension headhunting. It also names the scout doing this.

Use 偵察 for military or field reconnaissance, 「スカウト」 for talent scouting and headhunting, 「引き抜き」 for luring employees away from another company, and 内偵 only for covert investigation rather than ordinary scouting.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 偵察ていさつscouting
• 引き抜きひきぬきhiring from another company
• 内偵ないていsecret investigation
• スカウティングscouting
• スカウトscouting
• 人探しひとさがしsearching for a (job) candidate