Meaning of 首切り in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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首切り, 首斬り
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Kana Readingくびきり
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Romajikubikiri
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- decapitation; beheading
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- firings; dismissals; layoffs; downsizing
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- small samurai sword used for decapitation
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Example Sentences
首切り, 首斬り, くびきり used in context
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低賃金、劣悪な労働条件、一方的な首切りなどの経済・労働問題はもとより、各種の人道的問題までも引き起こしている。
Of course, they are suffering from terrible working conditions such as low wages and arbitrary layoffs, as well as from various forms of discrimination.
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オーナーたちは組合のシンパを一人残らず解雇するために首切り役を投入した。
The owners brought in a hatchet man to fire all the union sympathizers.
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Kanji found in this word
cut, cutoff, be sharp
On: セツ, サイ
Kun: き.る, -き.る, き.り, -き.り, -ぎ.り, き.れる, -き.れる, き.れ, -き.れ, -ぎ.れ
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