パケ死

Japanese

Kanji in this term
死
し Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

パケ (pake, i.e. パケット通信料 (paketto tsūshin ryō, “packet communication fee”)) +‎ 死 (shi, “death”). Literally "packet death".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pa̠ke̞ɕi]

Noun

パケ死(し) • (pakeshi) 

1. (slang) bill shock stemming from unexpectedly high cost of accessing the Internet via a mobile phone