Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 過労死(かろうし) in Japanese

過労死
Kana Reading
かろうし
Romaji
karōshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    death from overwork and mental stress; karoshi
    Example sentence
    死亡事例が19件と全体の20％を超えており、過労死の深刻な実態が浮き彫りになった。 With 19 cases of death forming over 20% of the whole, the grave reality of overwork-deaths has been thrown into relief.

Examples of 過労死, かろうし in a sentence

Kanji in this word

労 JLPT 3

7 strokes

labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble

On'Yomi: ロウ

Kun'Yomi: ろう.する, いたわ.る, いた.ずき, ねぎら, つか.れる, ねぎら.う

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過 JLPT 3

12 strokes

overdo, exceed, go beyond, error

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: す.ぎる, -す.ぎる, -す.ぎ, す.ごす, あやま.つ, あやま.ち, よ.ぎる

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死 JLPT 4

6 strokes

death, die

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: し.ぬ, し.に-

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