無む職しょく

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

unemployed; without an occupation; jobless

Describes a state of having no job or regular occupation. Often used in official contexts, news, or personal status descriptions. Antonym: 有職 (ゆうしょく, employed).

Antonyms: 有職 (ゆうしょく)

彼かれは去きょ年ねん会かい社しゃを辞やめてから無む職しょくだ。
He has been unemployed since he quit his job last year.
無む職しょくの期き間かんが長ながくなると再さい就しゅう職しょくが難むずかしくなる。
If the period of unemployment becomes long, finding a new job becomes difficult.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が無む職しょくになるfor someone to become unemployed
会かい社しゃが倒とう産さんして、彼かれは無む職しょくになった。
The company went bankrupt, and he became unemployed.
無む職しょくの期き間かんa period of being unemployed
無む職しょくの期き間かんが長なが引びくと不ふ安あんになる。
A prolonged period of unemployment makes you anxious.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
職post, employment, work

Related words

失しつ業ぎょうN3
失業 specifically means having lost a job and often implies actively seeking new work, whereas 無職 simply states the fact of having no job, with no implication about job-hunting.
プータロー
無職 is the neutral, official term for being unemployed, while プー太郎 is casual slang that often carries a teasing or judgmental tone.
失しつ業ぎょう者しゃN1
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.
ニートN1
無職 simply means being unemployed or without an occupation of any age, while ニート specifically labels young people who are neither working, studying, nor training.

Opposites

有ゆう職しょく
holding a job; being employed; gainful employment · learned; knowledgeable · having great artistic talent; skilled performer · well-versed in court or military etiquette
職しょくN3
無職 means having no job at all, the direct opposite of holding a 職 (a job or position).
職しょく業ぎょうN3
無職 means having no job or occupation, the direct opposite state of having a 職業.

Don't confuse with

就しゅう職しょくN3
就職 and 無職 share the kanji 職 and look similar, but 就職 means the act of getting a job, while 無職 describes the state of currently having none.

Word family

無む職しょく者しゃ
unemployed person

Etymology

Compound of 無 (む, 'without') and 職 (しょく, 'occupation'). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of having no job.