過労(かろう)

かろう
noun
overwork; exhaustion from overwork
healthwork
1. overwork; exhaustion from excessive work
the state of physical and mental exhaustion caused by working too much
過労(かろう)で倒(たお)れた。
I collapsed from overwork.
過労(かろう)死(し)が社会問題(しゃかいもんだい)になっている。
Death from overwork has become a social issue.
過労(かろう)にならないように休息(きゅうそく)を取(と)ることが大切(たいせつ)だ。
It's important to take breaks so you don't become overworked.

Cultural note

過労(かろう)死(し) (death from overwork, usually by heart attack or stroke) is an officially recognized category in Japan, and the word has been borrowed into English as karoshi. 過労(かろう)自殺(じさつ) is suicide attributed to overwork.

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Related: 過労死(かろうし) (death from overwork)
Related: 燃(も)え尽(つ)き症候群(しょうこうぐん) (burnout syndrome)
Related: 残業(ざんぎょう) (overtime)
Related: サービス残業(ざんぎょう) (unpaid overtime)
Related: 働(はたら)き過(す)ぎ (overwork)
Compare: 自律神経失調症(じりつしんけいしっちょうしょう) (autonomic nervous system disorder)
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Added 2026.1.27 20:29 · Revised 2026.9.27 4:47
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