面接

Japanese

Kanji in this term
面	接
めん Grade: 3	せつ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mẽ̞ɰ̃se̞t͡sɨ]
• (Tokyo) めんせつ [mèńsétsú] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

面(めん)接(せつ) • (mensetsu) 

1. interview

Usage notes

This mostly refers to interviews for the purpose of evaluation of talents or skills for employment or promotion at a company or educational assessment at a school.

Derived terms

• 面接官(めんせつかん) (mensetsukan): interviewer
• 面接試験(めんせつしけん) (mense tsushiken): interview, oral examination

Verb

面(めん)接(せつ)する • (mensetsu suru) intransitive suru (stem 面(めん)接(せつ)し (mensetsu shi), past 面(めん)接(せつ)した (mensetsu shita))

1. to interview

Conjugation

Conjugation of "面接する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	面接し	めんせつし	mensetsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	面接し	めんせつし	mensetsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	面接する	めんせつする	mensetsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	面接する	めんせつする	mensetsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	面接すれ	めんせつすれ	mensetsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	面接せよ¹ 面接しろ²	めんせつせよ¹ めんせつしろ²	mensetsu seyo¹ mensetsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	面接される	めんせつされる	mensetsu sareru
Causative	面接させる 面接さす	めんせつさせる めんせつさす	mensetsu saseru mensetsu sasu
Potential	面接できる	めんせつできる	mensetsu dekiru
Volitional	面接しよう	めんせつしよう	mensetsu shiyō
Negative	面接しない	めんせつしない	mensetsu shinai
Negative continuative	面接せず	めんせつせず	mensetsu sezu
Formal	面接します	めんせつします	mensetsu shimasu
Perfective	面接した	めんせつした	mensetsu shita
Conjunctive	面接して	めんせつして	mensetsu shite
Hypothetical conditional	面接すれば	めんせつすれば	mensetsu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

• Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN
• Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
面	接

Noun

面接 • (myeonjeop) (hangeul 면접)

1. hanja form^? of 면접 (“interview”)