실직

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 失職, from 失 (“lose, neglect”) + 職 (“office, duty”). Cognate with Japanese 失職(しっしょく) (shisshoku).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?siljik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?siljig
McCune–Reischauer?siljik
Yale Romanization?silcik

Noun

실직 • (siljik) (hanja 失職)

  1. unemployment, loss of a job, joblessness
    그녀는 1년 동안 실직 상태였다.
    Geunyeo-neun 1nyeon dong'an siljik sangtaeyeotda.
    She had been out of work for a year.

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