Word Meaning 過労死

かろうし karoushi

過労死 is read as かろうし (karoushi) and means karoshi.

Meaning

English

karoshi
death from overwork

Reading

Kana

かろうし

Romaji

karoushi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words 過労,過労自殺 Rank 84856 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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過労自死

かろうじし

suicide brought on by excessive overwork

過労死ライン

かろうしらいん

karoshi line (official measure of excessive hours of overtime per month)

過失致死

かしつちし

involuntary manslaughter

過労

かろう

overwork

過重労働

かじゅうろうどう

overwork

過失致死罪

かしつちしざい

involuntary manslaughter

業務上過失致死

ぎょうむじょうかしつちし

professional negligence resulting in death

業務上過失致死傷

ぎょうむじょうかしつちししょう

professional negligence resulting in injury or death

超過死亡率

ちょうかしぼうりつ

excess mortality rate

過半数

かはんすう

majority

過去

かこ

one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)

過ぎ

すぎ

past

Example Sentences

トムの父親は5年前に過労死した。

Tom's father died from karoshi five years ago.

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.