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What does 失業 (しつぎょう, shitsugyou) mean?

失業 (しつぎょう, shitsugyou) means unemployment.

Quick facts
Readingしつぎょう
Romajishitsugyou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しつぎょう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshitsugyou

unemployment

  1. 1noun unemployment
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive losing one's job; becoming unemployed

Example sentences

  • The company went bankrupt, so I became unemployed.

  • I lost my job and am looking for work.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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