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失業
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 失業.
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Entry
1
unemployment
Examples
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 or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
losing one's job; becoming unemployed
Examples
失業した後、彼は大変苦労した。
After losing his job, he went through a very difficult time.
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