Translation guide
The act of finding and attracting people to join an organization, fill a job, or participate in an activity. Japanese expressions vary by context: corporate hiring, military enlistment, club member solicitation, or volunteer gathering.
The process of seeking and hiring new employees for a company or organization.
The standard term for hiring or employing someone. Used for both the act of recruiting and the decision to hire.
新卒採用を始めます。
We will start recruitment of new graduates.
彼は採用されました。
He was hired.
Focuses on the public call for applicants, such as job postings. Often used in phrases like 募集中 (now hiring).
アルバイトを募集しています。
We are recruiting part-time workers.
経験者募集。
Experienced applicants wanted.
Literally 'talent recruitment', used for hiring skilled personnel.
当社ではエンジニアの人材募集を行っています。
Our company is recruiting engineers.
Loanword from English, often used in business contexts, especially for new graduate hiring or by recruitment agencies.
リクルート活動を強化する。
Strengthen recruitment activities.
The process of enlisting people into armed forces, either voluntarily or by compulsion.
Conscription or draft. Refers to compulsory military service.
徴兵制度が復活した。
The conscription system was revived.
Voluntary military recruitment, as opposed to conscription.
募兵に応じる若者が増えた。
More young people responded to the recruitment call.
Enlistment as a volunteer; joining the military by one's own will.
Actively seeking people to join a club, organization, or participate in an activity.
Solicitation or invitation to join, often used for clubs, circles, or religious groups. Can have a slightly pushy nuance.
サークルの勧誘がすごい。
The club recruitment is intense.
新入生を勧誘する。
Recruit new students.
Specifically for recruiting club members (e.g., school clubs).
部員募集のポスターを貼る。
Put up a poster for club member recruitment.
General 'members wanted' for bands, teams, projects, etc.
バンドのメンバー募集しています。
Recruiting band members.
Finding people to take part in a study, event, or volunteer activity.
Same as above, but used for volunteers, research subjects, event participants, etc.
ボランティアを募集しています。
We are recruiting volunteers.
治験の参加者を募集する。
Recruit participants for a clinical trial.
Explicitly 'recruiting participants'.
イベントの参加者募集中！
Now recruiting participants for the event!
採用 (saiyou) focuses on the act of selecting and hiring someone, while 募集 (boshuu) is about publicly seeking applicants. A company does 募集 to find candidates, then 採用 to hire them.
応募者の中から彼を採用した。
We hired him from among the applicants.
新しいスタッフを募集している。
We are recruiting new staff.
The English word 'recruitment' covers many situations, but Japanese uses different words. Using リクルート for everything can sound unnatural. Choose based on context: hiring, military, clubs, etc.
その会社は新卒を積極的に採用している。
The company is actively recruiting new graduates.
イベントのボランティアを募集しています。
We are recruiting volunteers for the event.
He volunteered for the army.