首切り

くびきり

Also written 首斬り

Meanings

1. Noun decapitation; beheading
2. firings; dismissals; layoffs; downsizing
3. small samurai sword used for decapitation

Kanji

• 首 neck. Read as くび.
• 切 cut. Read as きり.

Example sentences

• 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.

Words containing 首切り

• 首切り台 (くびきりだい) executioner's block
• 首切り役人 (くびきりやくにん) executioner

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