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高失業率 (koushitsugyouritsu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

高こう失しつ業ぎょう率りつ

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Meanings

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high unemployment rate

A straightforward compound noun used in economic and news contexts.

高こう失しつ業ぎょう率りつが続つづいている。
The high unemployment rate continues.

高こう失しつ業ぎょう率りつは経けい済ざいの大おおきな問もん題だいだ。

A high unemployment rate is a major economic problem.

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive
失lose, error, fault
業business, vocation, arts
率ratio, rate, proportion

Related words

失しつ業ぎょう率りつ
失業率 means 'unemployment rate' in general, while 高失業率 specifically refers to a high unemployment rate.

Built from

高こう+失しつ業ぎょう率りつ

Etymology

Compound of 高 (high) + 失業率 (unemployment rate).