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JLPT N3suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

残ざん業ぎょう

zangyou

to work overtime

Example sentences

  1. 残業ざんぎょうはしたくないよ。

    I don’t want to work overtime.

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  2. トムはよく残業ざんぎょうをする。

    Tom often works overtime.

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  3. 今日きょうは残業ざんぎょうをしないつもりです。

    I won’t work overtime today.

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Kanji in 残業

  • 残remainder; leftoverOnザン・サンKunのこる・のこす・そこなう
  • 業business; vocationOnギョウ・ゴウKunわざ

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