Etymology

karoshi

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Today it means: Death, such as from heart attack or stroke, brought on by overwork or job-related stress. Full definition →

Japanese 過労死
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from過労死
  2. English todaykaroshi

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

Words from the same roots

Japanese過労死 all →

guolaosi

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