過労死

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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)
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. karoshi, death from overwork

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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