hire

(door) + (turkey)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes

Onyomi

KO

Hire a KODOMO (子), it is cheaper because they don't have rights.

Mnemonic

Hire a turkey to stand in the door; it's a bouncer.

Kunyomi

やと*う hire 1/2 KANA
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

解雇(かいこ) する

to fire ☆☆☆☆☆
(solve / untie) + (hire) = 解雇 (to fire)

to fire (although mostly people just say, クビになった! (literally: My throat was cut!))

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Synonyms

get fired
解雇    失業    首になる