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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiʎt͡ɕ͈ik̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [실찍]

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):

• 실직(失職)되다 (siljikdoeda)
• 실직(失職)하다 (siljikhada)

(Nouns):

• 실직자(失職者) (siljikja)