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失業手当 (shitsugyouteate) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

失しつ業ぎょう手て当あて

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Meanings

1

unemployment benefits; unemployment allowance

Standard term for government-provided financial support during unemployment.

失しつ業ぎょう手て当あてを受じゅ給きゅうするには、ハローワークで手て続つづきが必ひつ要よう

です

。

To receive unemployment benefits, you need to complete procedures at Hello Work.

Kanji

失lose, error, fault
業business, vocation, arts
手hand
当hit, right, appropriate

Related words

雇こ用よう保ほ険けん
Employment insurance; the broader system that includes unemployment benefits.
失しつ業ぎょう保ほ険けん
Unemployment insurance; an older or more general term, often used interchangeably but 失業手当 specifically refers to the allowance paid out.

Built from

失しつ業ぎょう+手て当あて

Written forms

失しつ業ぎょう手て当あて
Standard kanji spelling.
失しつ業ぎょう手て当あて
Variant with okurigana; less common but seen.

Etymology

Compound of 失業 (unemployment) + 手当 (allowance, benefit).