You have finished work, but the Japanese attendance app still shows 未打刻. Check the actual time you started or finished, then use your workplace’s correction request or contact your manager. Do not tap “clock out” later and assume the new time accurately records when you stopped working. The labels below help you read a common timekeeping screen, but button names and approval steps differ by system.
Japanese labels on a timekeeping screen
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勤怠／タイムカード | kintai / taimu kādo | Attendance record / time card |
| 打刻 | dakoku | Clock entry or punch |
| 出勤／退勤 | shukkin / taikin | Clock in / clock out |
| 休憩開始／休憩終了 | kyūkei kaishi / kyūkei shūryō | Start / end a break |
| 所定労働時間 | shotei rōdō jikan | Scheduled work hours |
| 実労働時間 | jitsu rōdō jikan | Actual hours worked |
| 時間外労働／残業 | jikan-gai rōdō / zangyō | Overtime; system categories and approval rules may differ |
| 未打刻／打刻漏れ | mi-dakoku / dakoku more | Missing clock entry |
| 打刻修正／打刻申請 | dakoku shūsei / dakoku shinsei | Correct a punch / request a punch correction |
| 申請中／承認／差戻し | shinsei-chū / shōnin / sashimodoshi | Pending / approved / returned for changes |
| 締め日 | shime-bi | Payroll or attendance cutoff date |
At the start, break and end of a shift
- Check today’s date, workplace and account. Tap 出勤 at the time your workplace instructs you to record the start of work. If you are already doing required preparation or other work before the displayed start, ask how that time should be recorded.
- When a break actually begins, use 休憩開始 if your system requires a separate punch. Use 休憩終了 when you resume work. Some systems deduct a preset break automatically; check what happened on your time card.
- Use 退勤 when you finish working according to your workplace’s instructions. Review the day’s entries rather than assuming the tap was saved; a poor connection or wrong button can leave a missing entry.
- Compare the actual record with the shift schedule. The roster is the plan; your time card is the record of what happened.
Employers are responsible for checking and recording the start and end of each workday. The MHLW guideline on recording working time describes this responsibility. A missing punch is therefore worth correcting promptly and accurately.
If you forgot a punch or chose the wrong button
Open the date in your time card and look for 打刻申請, 打刻修正 or a similar menu. Enter the actual time, the correct type of entry (出勤, 退勤 or break), and a short reason. For example: 退勤打刻を忘れました。実際の退勤時刻は18:10です。 Taikin dakoku o wasuremashita. Jissai no taikin jikoku wa jūhachi-ji jippun desu. “I forgot to clock out. My actual finishing time was 18:10.”
Submit the request, then check whether it shows 申請中, 承認 or 差戻し. A submitted request may still need a manager’s approval before the record changes. If you cannot find the feature, tell your supervisor or payroll team the date, actual time and error. As a concrete example of one product’s workflow, KING OF TIME’s official help shows how an employee requests an added or corrected entry. Your employer may use a different product or disable that feature.
Breaks and overtime: check the actual record
If the app automatically removed a lunch break during which you had to answer calls or serve customers, tell the manager what happened. MHLW explains that time spent on required work during a supposed break counts as working time, and another break must be given when a required break is used up by work. It also explains the statutory minimum break for shifts exceeding six or eight hours in its working-hours FAQ.
When you work beyond the planned end time, follow the workplace’s overtime approval procedure and ensure the actual time is recorded. “Overtime requested” and “time recorded” may be separate screens. Keep your own notes of dates and actual start, break and finish times until the monthly record is settled. Check the resulting pay entries against our payslip guide.
Short messages to your manager
- 本日の出勤打刻が記録されていないようです。修正方法を教えてください。
Honjitsu no shukkin dakoku ga kiroku sarete inai yō desu. Shūsei hōhō o oshiete kudasai.
It looks like today’s clock-in was not recorded. Please tell me how to correct it. - 休憩中に業務対応をしました。勤怠の記録を確認したいです。
Kyūkei-chū ni gyōmu taiō o shimashita. Kintai no kiroku o kakunin shitai desu.
I handled work during my break. I’d like to check my attendance record. - 打刻修正を申請しました。承認状況を確認できますか。
Dakoku shūsei o shinsei shimashita. Shōnin jōkyō o kakunin dekimasu ka.
I submitted a punch correction. Could you check its approval status?
If you will be absent or late, notify the workplace directly as well; a timekeeping correction does not replace that contact. Our absence and lateness guide has messages you can use.
