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失業者 (しつぎょうしゃ, shitsugyousha) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

失しつ業ぎょう者しゃ

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しゃ

Meanings

1

unemployed person

A person who is out of work. Often used in economic or social contexts.

失しつ業ぎょう者しゃが増ふえている。

The number of unemployed people is increasing.

彼かれは失しつ業ぎょう者しゃとしての生せい活かつに苦くるしんでいる。

He is struggling with life as an unemployed person.

Usage patterns

失しつ業ぎょう者しゃが増ふえるfor the number of unemployed people to increase
不ふ況きょうで失しつ業ぎょう者しゃが増ふえている。
The number of unemployed people is increasing due to the recession.
失しつ業ぎょう者しゃを支し援えんするto support unemployed people
政せい府ふは失しつ業ぎょう者しゃを支し援えんする政せい策さくを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The government announced a policy to support unemployed people.
失しつ業ぎょう者しゃ数すうthe number of unemployed people (as a statistic)
今こん月げつの失しつ業ぎょう者しゃ数すうが発はっ表ぴょうされた。
This month's unemployment figures were announced.

Kanji

失lose, error, fault
業business, vocation, arts
者someone, person

Related words

無む職しょくN3
失業者 specifically means someone who lost a job and is looking for work, while 無職 is a broader term covering anyone without an occupation, including those not seeking employment.
求きゅう職しょく者しゃ
失業者 emphasizes the state of having lost employment, while 求職者 emphasizes the act of actively searching for a new job.
浪ろう人にんN1
失業者 is the neutral, formal term for someone who is unemployed, while 浪人 in this sense is a more casual, figurative way to describe being jobless or between positions.
ニートN1
失業者 describes someone who lost a job and is typically seeking new work, while ニート does not necessarily imply prior employment or active job hunting.

Opposites

就しゅう業ぎょう者しゃ
失業者 is a person without a job, while 就業者 is a person who is currently employed.
勤きん労ろう者しゃ
失業者 means an unemployed person, the direct opposite of 勤労者, someone who is currently working.

Don't confuse with

失しつ業ぎょうN3
失業 refers to the state or condition of unemployment itself, while 失業者 refers to the person who is unemployed.
失しつ業ぎょう率りつN2
失業率 is the statistical rate of unemployment, while 失業者 refers to an individual person who is unemployed; learners often mix up the abstract rate with the concrete person.

Counted with

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Built from

失しつ+業ぎょう者しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 失業 (unemployment) + 者 (person).