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過労死

Reading

Kana: かろうし
Romaji: karoushi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

death from overwork and mental stress; karoshi

Note: colloquialism

Kanji

Readings: カ、 す.ぎる、 -す.ぎる、 -す.ぎ、 す.ごす、 あやま.つ、 あやま.ち、 よ.ぎる
Meanings: overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
Readings: ロウ、 ろう.する、 いたわ.る、 いた.ずき、 ねぎら、 つか.れる、 ねぎら.う
Meanings: labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die

Example Sentence

死亡(しぼう)事例(じれい)が19(けん)全体(ぜんたい)の20%を()えており、過労死(かろうし)深刻(しんこく)実態(じったい)()()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.
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