JLPT N1 · Noun

過労 (karou)

過労 (かろう, karou) is a Japanese noun meaning “overwork; strain”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かろう
Romaji: karou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

overwork; strain · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

彼女は過労でくたくたになっていた。

She was worn out from overwork.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 過労

overdo, exceed, go beyondカ・す.ぎる・す.ごす · 12 strokes

labor, thank for, reward forロウ・ろう.する・いたわ.る · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 過労.

過ぎるすぎるto pass through過去かこthe past過程かていprocess通過つうかpassing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.)過ごすすごすto spend (time)通り過ぎるとおりすぎるto go past過失かしつaccident (caused by negligence)過剰かじょうexcess超過ちょうかexcess過半数かはんすうmajority過疎かそunderpopulation過密かみつovercrowding経過けいかpassage (of time)過ちあやまちfault

Source: JMdict entry 1196490 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.