Japanese symbol for “dismissal”
解雇
かいこ
Romaji: kaiko
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
In Japanese, dismissal is 解雇, read かいこ (kaiko).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dismissal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解任 | かいにん kainin | dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal |
| 首 | くび kubi | dismissal (from a job); firing; sacking |
| 免 | めん men | dismissal; discharge |
| 免職 | めんしょく menshoku | dismissal; sacking; discharge |
| 罷免 | ひめん himen | dismissal (from a position); discharge |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement; solution; resolution |
| 解説 | かいせつ kaisetsu | explanation; commentary; exposition |
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) |
| 解放 | かいほう kaihou | release; unleashing; liberation |
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
| 雇用 | こよう koyou | employment; hire |
| 雇う | やとう yatou | to employ; to hire; to take on |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dismissal”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.