しつぎょう

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    unemployment

    • この地域の失業はほぼないに等しい。
      Unemployment in this part of the country is virtually nonexistent.
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, intransitive verb

    losing one's job, becoming unemployed

    • 失業した後、彼は大変苦労した。
      After losing his job, he went through a very difficult time.