How to say overtime in Japanese

ざんぎょうzangyou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • overtime (work)

Example Sentences

労働者roudoushagawano要求youkyuuha超過勤務手当choukakinmuteatenoことkotoga中心chuushinとなったtonatta
The workers' demands centered around overtime pay.
来週raishuuha毎日mainichi残業zangyoushiなければならないnakerebanaranaiでしょうdeshou
I'll have to work overtime every day next week.
kareha無理やりmuriyari残業zangyouさせられたsaserareta
He was forced to work overtime.
kareha遅くosokuまでmade残ってnokotte残業zangyouしたshita
He stayed late and worked overtime.
kareha今週konshuu10時間jikan残業zangyouしたshita
He put in ten hours of overtime this week.

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