Vocabulary

What does 首になる (くびになる, kubi ni naru) mean?

首になる (くびになる, kubi ni naru) means to get fired, to be dismissed from a job (lit.: to become a neck / be beheaded).

Quick facts
Reading	くびになる
Romaji	kubi ni naru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

首になるくびになる

N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkkubi ni naru

to get fired, to be dismissed from a job (lit.: to become a neck / be beheaded)

Example sentences

このまま遅刻(ちこく)が続(つづ)けば会社(かいしゃ)を首(くび)になる。
If you keep arriving late like this, you will get fired from the company.
重大(じゅうだい)な規則(きそく)違反(いはん)をしてしまい、彼(かれ)は先月(せんげつ)ついに首(くび)になった。
Having committed a serious rule violation, he finally got fired last month.