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])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾo̞ːɕi]

Noun

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

karoshi (death from overwork)

Descendants

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

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