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late shift; evening shift
A work shift that starts later in the day and ends in the evening or at night. The opposite of 早番 (early shift).
A work shift that starts later in the day, typically in the afternoon or evening. Common in retail, nursing, hospitality, and other service industries with rotating schedules.
Shift system
- 早番: early shift (morning start)
- 中番: middle shift
- 遅番: late shift (afternoon/evening start)
Common patterns
Also read as おそばん, not *ちばん. The kanji 遅 retains its kun'yomi reading in this compound.