いちかい
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. (temporary) layoff
Kanji used
one
time
unravel
hire
Pitch accent
ちじか
いこ
Composed of
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
discharge; dismissal
Examples (6 in total)
He was laid off.
He was laid off until there was more work to do.
As the recession set in, temporary employees were laid off one after another.
The workers were laid off for three weeks.
The factory has laid off some three hundred workers.
The company laid off twenty percent of its work force; therefore, expenses decreased.