Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 失職(しっしょく) in Japanese

失職
Kana Reading
しっしょく
Romaji
shisshoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    unemployment
    Example sentence
    執行部の交替で彼は失職した。 Owing to a change of administrations, he lost his job.

Examples of 失職, しっしょく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

失 JLPT 3

5 strokes

lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss

On'Yomi: シツ

Kun'Yomi: うしな.う, う.せる

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職 JLPT 3

18 strokes

post, employment, work

On'Yomi: ショク, ソク

Kun'Yomi:

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