Japanese word

派遣

Pronunciation

Romajihaken

Meaning

  • noundispatch

Example

会社は社員を東京へ派遣します。kai sha wa sha in o tō kyō e ha ken shi ma su

The company dispatches an employee to Tokyo.

Illustration for 派遣 (dispatch)

More examples

この会社では、海外への派遣も行っています。ko no gai sha de wa kai gai e no ha ken mo okona tte i ma su

This company also sends employees overseas.

Core concept

It conveys sending someone or something to a specified place so that it can serve a particular purpose there.

Common phrases

  • 派遣社員ha ken sha in

    temporary employee

  • 派遣会社ha ken kai sha

    staffing agency

Similar words

出向shukkō: Sending a worker to work at another organization or location for a period.
出動shutsudō: Sending people or equipment out to respond to a need or situation.

Definition in Japanese

必要な人員や物資を、指定された場所や任務に送り出すこと。hitsu yō na jin in ya bus shi o shi tei sa re ta ba sho ya nin mu ni oku ri da su ko to

Word origin

派遣 (haken, "dispatch") is formed from the Sino-Japanese elements 派 (ha, "faction") and 遣 (ken, "send"), whose combination refers to sending someone or something out for a purpose.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a simple visit, 派遣 (haken) usually suggests that a person is sent somewhere to perform a planned role or task.

Opposites

Related words

  • 派遣するhakensurudispatchverb
  • 派遣業hakengyōstaffing businessnoun

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