派遣|はけんhaken[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdispatch; despatch; deployment
- nountemporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 派遣する（はけんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 派遣します（はけんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 派遣しない（はけんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 派遣しません（はけんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 派遣せず・派遣せぬ（はけんせず・はけんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 派遣した（はけんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 派遣しました（はけんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 派遣しなかった（はけんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 派遣しませんでした（はけんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 派遣して（はけんして） |
| Potential | 派遣できる（はけんできる） |
| Passive | 派遣される（はけんされる） |
| Causative | 派遣させる（はけんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 派遣させられる（はけんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 派遣すれば（はけんすれば） |
| tara | 派遣したら（はけんしたら） |
| Volitional | 派遣しよう（はけんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 派遣しましょう（はけんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 派遣しろ（はけんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym派出はしゅつWrittenWritten/formal term for sending people out somewhere for work; 「派遣」 is more common and stresses dispatching someone with a specific task or mission.
- Synonym差遣さけんWrittenWritten and old-fashioned, for dispatching or sending someone off; in modern usage 「派遣」 is the normal word.
- Related送り込むおくりこむNeutralSends people or things into a destination or organization, as in 「選手を送り込む」; 「派遣」 focuses on dispatching people to carry out a task.
- Related送り出すおくりだすNeutralSends people or talent out, as in 「卒業生を送り出す」; 「派遣」 emphasizes the mission being carried out.
- Related送るおくるNeutralThe broadest of the group: sending things, seeing someone off, and more; 「派遣」 is reserved for dispatching people on a task.
- Related配置はいちNeutralArranging or stationing people and things in their positions; 「派遣」 stresses sending people out to an external post.
- Related発送はっそうNeutralShipping goods or mail; 「派遣」 is about people, not parcels.
- Related差し遣わすさしつかわすWrittenHonorific or archaic verb for sending someone off, carrying a solemn superior-to-subordinate tone; 「派遣」 is more modern and neutral.
- RelatedつかわすWrittenOld-fashioned verb for dispatching someone or bestowing something, with a superior-to-subordinate flavor; 「派遣」 is the modern term for an organization sending staff.
- Antonym帰還きかんWrittenReturning from afar, as in 「宇宙から帰還する」; the direction opposite to 「派遣」, which sends people out to a distant post.
- Antonym召還しょうかんWrittenRecalling an envoy or ambassador posted abroad — the direction opposite to 「派遣」, which sends people out.
Use 「派遣」 for sending people on a task or dispatching temporary staff, as in 「派遣社員」 and 「自衛隊派遣」. Use 「送り込む」 for sending people or things into an organization, 「配置」 for staffing or deployment decisions, 「召還」 for recalling someone, and 「帰還」 for returning home. The other words are written, archaic, or broader alternatives.
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