残業(ざんぎょう)

ざんぎょう
noun
overtime
work
1. overtime work
Working beyond regular working hours.
今日(きょう)は残業(ざんぎょう)があります。
I have overtime today.
毎日(まいにち)残業(ざんぎょう)で疲(つか)れました。
I'm tired from overtime every day.
残業(ざんぎょう)代(だい)が出(で)ますか。
Do you get paid for overtime?
今月(こんげつ)は残業(ざんぎょう)が多(おお)くて大変(たいへん)です。
I have a lot of overtime this month and it's tough.
会社(かいしゃ)は残業(ざんぎょう)を減(へ)らそうとしていますが、仕事(しごと)が終(お)わりません。
The company is trying to reduce overtime, but the work doesn't get finished.

残業(ざんぎょう) means overtime work—working beyond regular hours.

Etymology

残(ざん) (remain) + 業(ぎょう) (work) = remaining work

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Cultural note

働(はたら)き方(かた)改革(かいかく) (work style reform) has been reducing excessive overtime in Japan. Companies now face limits on monthly overtime hours.

Related Words

Related: 過労(かろう) (overwork)
Related: 過労死(かろうし) (death from overwork)
Related: 定時(ていじ) (regular hours)
Related: 退勤(たいきん) (leaving work)
Related: 帰宅(きたく)ラッシュ (evening rush hour)
Compare: 労働時間(ろうどうじかん) (working hours)
Compare: 超過勤務(ちょうかきんむ) (overtime work)
Compare: 深夜勤務(しんやきんむ) (late-night work)
Related: 長時間労働(ちょうじかんろうどう) (long working hours)
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