실직

Korean

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?siljik
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?siljig
    McCune–Reischauer?silchik
    Yale Romanization?silqcik

    Noun

    실직 • (siljik) (hanja 失職)

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

    Derived terms

    Verbs
    Nouns
    • 실직자(失職者) (siljikja)
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