残業（ざんぎょう）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: overtime work
Example sentences
- 締め切り前で、今日は遅くまで残業した。 — With the deadline coming up, I worked overtime late tonight.
- 最近は残業が多くてとても疲れる。 — I've been working a lot of overtime lately and I'm exhausted.
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