Translation guide
The English word "sacking" can refer to the material used for making sacks, the act of dismissing someone from a job, or the act of plundering a captured place. This guide helps learners express these distinct meanings naturally in Japanese.
Referring to the coarse fabric used for sacks or bags, such as burlap or hessian.
General term for coarse cloth, often used for sacks. Neutral and widely understood.
この袋は粗布でできている。
This bag is made of sacking.
Specifically hemp or linen cloth, commonly used for sacks. More precise if the material is known.
Sacking bags are breathable.
Loanword from Dutch 'doek', meaning canvas or duck cloth. Used for heavy-duty fabric, sometimes for sacks. Less common.
Canvas sacking is sturdy.
The act of firing or dismissing an employee from their position.
Standard term for dismissal or firing. Neutral and formal.
He got the sack for being late.
Colloquial term for firing, literally 'neck'. Used in phrases like 首になる (to be fired) or 首を切る (to fire someone).
Formal or literary term for dismissal, literally 'beheading'. Rarely used in everyday speech.
The act of looting or pillaging a town or city after capture, often in a military context.
The English idiom 'to get the sack' does not translate directly into Japanese. Use 解雇される or 首になる instead of a literal translation involving a bag.
He was sacked.
He got the sack.
He was sacked from the company.
He was sacked due to a scandal.