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How to say 'Overtime' in Japanese | 残業

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The Japanese word for Overtime is 'Zangyou', written as 残業 in Japanese.'Overtime' in hiragana is ざんぎょう.

    word

    残業

    Meaning

    Overtime

    Reading

    ざんぎょう

    zangyou

    Kanji

    残Remainder 業Business

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '残業 (ざんぎょう)' refers to 'overtime work'. It is commonly used in workplace contexts to describe working beyond regular working hours. This term is often associated with the demanding work culture in Japan, where employees may frequently work late. For example: I have to do overtime today「今日は残業しなければならない」(きょうはざんぎょうしなければならない). He often works overtime「彼はよく残業する」(かれはよくざんぎょうする). The term can also be used in phrases like '残業代 (ざんぎょうだい)', which means 'overtime pay'.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    2939

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 残業

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    残

    Meaning

    Remainder

  • kanji

    業

    Meaning

    Business

Words Related to 残業 Through the Kanji 残

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 残 as well.

  • word

    残る

    Meaning

    Remain

  • word

    残す

    Meaning

    Leave, Save

  • word

    残念

    Meaning

    Regrettable

  • word

    残暑

    Meaning

    Late summer heat

  • word

    残り

    Meaning

    Remainder

  • word

    残らず

    Meaning

    Completely

  • word

    生き残る

    Meaning

    Survive

Words Related to 残業 Through the Kanji 業

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 業 as well.

  • word

    企業

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    授業

    Meaning

    Lesson

  • word

    事業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    産業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    作業

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    業務

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    卒業

    Meaning

    Graduation

  • word

    職業

    Meaning

    Occupation

  • word

    工業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    農業

    Meaning

    Agriculture

  • word

    従業

    Meaning

    Employment

  • word

    営業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    休業

    Meaning

    Closure, Suspension

  • word

    失業

    Meaning

    Unemployment

  • word

    従業員

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    業績

    Meaning

    Achievement, Performance

  • word

    漁業

    Meaning

    Fishing

  • word

    業界

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    業者

    Meaning

    Trader, Contractor

  • word

    商業

    Meaning

    Commerce

  • word

    開業

    Meaning

    Business, Opening

  • word

    創業

    Meaning

    Founding

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What does 'Zangyou' (残業) mean?

'Zangyou' means 'Overtime' .

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