- 1. [n] unemployment
- 2. [n, vs, vi] losing one's job; becoming unemployed
Kanji in this word
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失
lose, error, fault, disadvantage, lossOn: シツ (shitsu)Kun: うしな.う (ushina.u)、 う.せる (u.seru)
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業
business, vocation, arts, performanceOn: ギョウ (gyou)、 ゴウ (gou)Kun: わざ (waza)
Example Sentences
この地域の失業はほぼないに等しい。
kono chiiki no shitsugyou hahobonaini hitoshii .
Unemployment in this part of the country is virtually nonexistent.
失業した後、彼は大変苦労した。
shitsugyou shita nochi , kareha taihen kurou shita .
After losing his job, he went through a very difficult time.