過労死
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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 過労 (karō, “overwork”) + 死 (shi, “death”).
Pronunciation
Noun
過労死 • (karōshi) ←くわらうし (kwarausi)?
- karoshi (death from overwork)
Descendants
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN