過労死

See also: 過勞死 and 过劳死

Japanese

Kanji in this term
過	労	死
か Grade: 5	ろう Grade: 4	し Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
過勞死 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 過(か)労(ろう) (karō, “overwork”) + 死(し) (shi, “death”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かろ​ーし [kàróꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾo̞ːɕi]

Noun

過(か)労(ろう)死(し) • (karōshi) ^{←くわらうし (kwarausi)?}

1. karoshi, death from overwork

Descendants

• → Chinese: 過勞死／过劳死 (guòláosǐ)
• → English: karoshi
• → Korean: 과로사(過勞死) (gwarosa)