karoshi
кароси
Death, such as from heart attack or stroke, brought on by overwork or job-related stressDeath, such as from heart attack or stroke, brought on by overwork or job-related stress.
/kəˈɹəʊʃi/
» Tom's father died from karoshi five years ago.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Death, such as from heart attack or stroke, brought on by overwork or job-related stress.
каро́сиkarósi
Examples
2 sentencesTom's father died from karoshi five years ago.
Hiroshi died from karoshi.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
death from overwork:
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 過労死 (karōshi), from 過労 (karō, “overwork”) + 死 (shi, “death”). DoublBorrowed from Japanese 過労死 (karōshi), from 過労 (karō, “overwork”) + 死 (shi, “death”). Doublet of guolaosi and gwarosa.
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