作業班

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 作業班(さぎょうはん) is a crew organized to carry out a particular task together.
• Basic usage: It refers to a team clearing fallen trees or taking over work for a different shift.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A crew versus its leader 班長
  • 班長(はんちょう) is the person leading a team. 作業班 refers to the whole crew assigned to the work.