残業
ざんぎょう
hepburn zangyou
overtime work
Part of speech · noun / suru-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 今日は残業しなければなりません。I have to work overtime today.
- 残業が多くて疲れています。I am tired because of all the overtime.
Collocations
残業する残業が多い残業時間毎日残業残業代
Mnemonic
残業 zangyou — 残 (to remain) + 業 (work). Work that one "stays behind" to do after regular hours — overtime. A suru-verb. 残業代 (overtime pay) is a key term in the Japanese labor context. 残 is the shinjitai of 殘.
Quick check
What does the kanji 残 in 残業 convey?