首斬り
くびきり
Noun
1.
decapitation, beheading
2.
firings, dismissals, layoffs, downsizing
3.
small samurai sword used for decapitation
Stroke 0 / 15
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会社は不況のため、大規模な首切りを行った。
The company carried out large-scale layoffs due to the recession.
突然の首切りに、多くの従業員が不安を感じた。
Many employees felt anxious about the sudden layoffs.
経営不振が続き、ついに首切りの話が持ち上がった。
Business continued to struggle, and finally, talks of layoffs emerged.
歴史書には、反逆者に対する首切りの刑が詳細に記されている。
Historical texts describe in detail the punishment of decapitation for rebels.
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