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karoshi

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /kəˈɹəʊʃi/
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noun

Meaning 1

Death, such as from heart attack or stroke, brought on by overwork or job-related stress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 過労死 (karōshi), from 過労 (karō, “overwork”) + 死 (shi, “death”). Doublet of guolaosi and gwarosa.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 過勞死 /过劳死 (guòláosǐ) — death from overwork
  • Esperanto: morto pro trolaborado — death from overwork
  • French: karoshi — death from overwork
  • Indonesian: karosi — death from overwork
  • Japanese: 過労死 (karōshi) — death from overwork
  • Korean: 과로사 (gwarosa) — death from overwork
  • Russian: каро́си (karósi) — death from overwork