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How to say 'Unemployment' in Japanese | 失業

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The Japanese word for Unemployment is 'Shitsugyou', written as 失業 in Japanese.'Unemployment' in hiragana is しつぎょう.

    word

    失業

    Meaning

    Unemployment

    Reading

    しつぎょう

    shitsugyou

    Kanji

    失Lose, Fault 業Business

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '失業 (しつぎょう)' refers to the state of being unemployed or losing one's job. It is commonly used in contexts related to economics, job markets, and personal situations. For example: unemployment is increasing「失業が増えている」(しつぎょうがふえている). He lost his job due to the company's bankruptcy「会社の倒産で彼は失業した」(かいしゃのとうさんでかれはしつぎょうした). The term can also be used in compound words like '失業率 (しつぎょうりつ)' (unemployment rate) or '失業保険 (しつぎょうほけん)' (unemployment insurance).

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    3488

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 失業

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    失

    Meaning

    Lose, Fault

  • kanji

    業

    Meaning

    Business

Words Related to 失業 Through the Kanji 失

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 失 as well.

  • word

    失う

    Meaning

    Lose

  • word

    失礼

    Meaning

    Excuse, Rude

  • word

    失敗

    Meaning

    Failure

  • word

    失望

    Meaning

    Disappointment

  • word

    失恋

    Meaning

    Heartbreak

  • word

    損失

    Meaning

    Loss

  • word

    喪失

    Meaning

    Loss

Words Related to 失業 Through the Kanji 業

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 業 as well.

  • word

    企業

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    授業

    Meaning

    Lesson

  • word

    事業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    産業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    作業

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    業務

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    卒業

    Meaning

    Graduation

  • word

    職業

    Meaning

    Occupation

  • word

    工業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    農業

    Meaning

    Agriculture

  • word

    従業

    Meaning

    Employment

  • word

    営業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    休業

    Meaning

    Closure, Suspension

  • word

    残業

    Meaning

    Overtime

  • word

    従業員

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    業績

    Meaning

    Achievement, Performance

  • word

    漁業

    Meaning

    Fishing

  • word

    業界

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    業者

    Meaning

    Trader, Contractor

  • word

    商業

    Meaning

    Commerce

  • word

    開業

    Meaning

    Business, Opening

  • word

    創業

    Meaning

    Founding

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'Shitsugyou' means 'Unemployment' .

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