karoshi

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Definition of karoshi in English English dictionary

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

For a while he began to speak Japanese, rather slangy, never having seemed to learn it — karoshi for death from overwork, yakitaori-ya for eatery, and gaijin for clumsy foreigner.

Death by overworking, or killing oneself because of work related stress

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

Etymology

() Japanese 過労死 (karōshi), from 過労 (karō, “overwork”) + 死 (shi, “death”).

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