失職

Reading

Kana: しっしょく

Romaji: shisshoku

Definition

noun

vs

1

unemployment

Kanji

失

Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる

Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss

職

Readings: ショク、 ソク

Meanings: post, employment, work

Example Sentence

執行部(しっこうぶ)の交替(こうたい)で彼(かれ)は失職(しっしょく)した。

➥Owing to a change of administrations, he lost his job.