無職(むしょく)

むしょく
noun / na-adjective
unemployed, jobless
1. unemployed, jobless, without occupation
Having no employment or occupation. Used on official forms and in news reporting to describe a person's employment status.
現在(げんざい)、無職(むしょく)です。
I am currently unemployed.
無職(むしょく)の男(おとこ)が逮捕(たいほ)された。
An unemployed man was arrested.
In Japanese news, suspects are often identified by occupation or 無職(むしょく).
会社(かいしゃ)を辞(や)めてから半年(はんとし)無職(むしょく)の状態(じょうたい)が続(つづ)いている。
It has been six months of unemployment since I quit the company.

USAGE:
A neutral, factual term for being unemployed. On official forms, 無職(むしょく) is the standard entry for the occupation field when one has no job. In news reports, suspects are commonly described as 無職(むしょく) when they have no occupation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 無職(むしょく)の男(おとこ)/女(おんな): unemployed man/woman
  • 無職(むしょく)の状態(じょうたい): state of unemployment
  • 職業(しょくぎょう)：無職(むしょく): occupation: none
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