失業
しつぎょう · shitsugyou · JLPT N3 · noun
unemployment
💼 失業 = lose (失) + job/work (業): losing your work
失 means to lose, as in 失敗 (failure) and 失礼 (rudeness, lost manners). 業 means work or business, as in 授業 (class) and 卒業 (graduation). Lose + work = unemployment. Sound hook: shitsugyou starts like shit's gone, which is how losing a job feels.