Category: EconomyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
失業
/shitsugyō/Roman
English meaning: Unemployment
Definition
State of lacking paid work while seeking employment.
Usage — When, Where & How
Neutral noun for unemployment, used in economics, news, and conversation. Forms compounds like 失業率, 失業者. Can also be a する-verb (失業する).
Common Collocations
- 失業率
- 失業者
- 失業保険
- 失業する
- 若者の失業
Word Forms
失業する (suru-verb: to lose one's job)
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Literary Heritage
“金は天下の回り者とは言うが、回ってくる人と来ない人がある”
/Kane wa tenka no mawari mono to wa iu ga, mawatte kuru hito to konai hito ga aru/
“They say money circulates throughout the world, but there are those it circulates to and those it does not.”
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