解職|かいしょくkaishoku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdischarge; dismissal
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 解職する（かいしょくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 解職します（かいしょくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 解職しない（かいしょくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 解職しません（かいしょくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 解職せず・解職せぬ（かいしょくせず・かいしょくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 解職した（かいしょくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 解職しました（かいしょくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 解職しなかった（かいしょくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 解職しませんでした（かいしょくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 解職して（かいしょくして） |
| Potential | 解職できる（かいしょくできる） |
| Passive | 解職される（かいしょくされる） |
| Causative | 解職させる（かいしょくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 解職させられる（かいしょくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 解職すれば（かいしょくすれば） |
| tara | 解職したら（かいしょくしたら） |
| Volitional | 解職しよう（かいしょくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 解職しましょう（かいしょくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 解職しろ（かいしょくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym解任かいにんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Removing someone from a duty or post, often appointed roles such as directors; 「解職」 centers on release from the position itself.
- Synonym解雇かいこNeutralNeutral. An employer firing an employee, framed around the labor contract, as in 「不当解雇」; far more common in everyday use than 「解職」.
- Synonym免職めんしょくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Dismissing someone from office, as in 「懲戒免職」; leans toward disciplinary action against public officials.
- Synonym罷免ひめんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Removing an official from office, as in 「大臣を罷免する」; implies forced removal by superiors or by voters.
- Synonym免めんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Dismissal, mostly used as a combining form as in 「依願免」; seldom stands alone.
- Synonym馘首かくしゅWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means firing someone, but literally beheading; rare and carries a violent, harsh edge.
- RelatedくびCasualColloquial. Being sacked from a job, as in 「首になる」; the most common everyday way to say it.
- Related首切りくびきりCasualColloquial. Firing or layoffs, typically on a large scale; has a cold, ruthless feel.
- Relatedお役御免おやくごめんCasualColloquial. Being let go from a post, or a thing being discarded once no longer needed; said with a light, teasing tone.
- Relatedお払い箱おはらいばこCasualColloquial. Being cast aside or shown the door, said of people or things, as in 「お払い箱になる」.
- RelatedいとまWrittenWritten/formal prose, old-fashioned. Resigning a post, taking leave or bidding farewell, as in 「お暇をいただく」; 「解職」 is being removed from the post.
- Related免官めんかんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Stripping someone of an official post; applies only to officials, has a historical flavor and is rarely used.
- Related免黜めんちゅつFormalFormal. Dismissal or removal from office; extremely rare and classical in tone — 「罷免」 is the usual word.
- Antonym就職しゅうしょくNeutralNeutral. Finding employment or getting a job; the opposite of 「解職」, which is being removed from a post.
- Antonym任用にんようWrittenWritten/formal prose. Appointing someone to a post and employing them; the opposite of 「解職」 removing someone from office.
For a company letting an employee go, use 「解雇」; colloquially, 「首になる」. For dismissing a civil servant, 「免職」. 「解職」 and 「解任」 remove someone from an appointed post, as in 「代表取締役を解職する」. For ousting an official, 「罷免」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 職を解くこと。免職。
- 職を解く。
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