Definition of 首切り (くびきり)

くびき

首切り

くびきり

kubikiri

noun
1.
decapitation, beheading
2.
firings, dismissals, layoffs, downsizing
3.
small samurai sword used for decapitation
Other readings:
首斬り【くびきり】
Related Kanji
首 neck, counter for songs and poems
切 cut, cutoff, be sharp
斬 beheading, kill, murder
Example sentences(showing 2 results)

The owners brought in a hatchet man to fire all the union sympathizers

ていちんぎん
低賃金
、
れつあく
劣悪な
ろうどうじょうけん
労働条件
、
いっぽうてき
一方的な
くびき
首切り
けいざい
経済
・
ろうどうもんだい
労働問題
、
かくしゅ
各種
じんどうてき
人道的
もんだい
問題
Of course, they are suffering from terrible working conditions such as low wages and arbitrary layoffs, as well as from various forms of discrimination