ともかせぎ

共稼ぎ

(husband and wife) earning a living together

N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, No-adjective
(husband and wife) earning a living together

Example Sentences

今では多くの家庭が共稼ぎで、(おっと)(#1294330)の両方が働いている。

Many families now have two breadwinners with both husbands and wives working.

アメリカでは多くの夫婦(ふうふ)が収支をあわせるため共稼ぎをしている。

Many couples in America both work to make ends meet.

あの夫婦(ふうふ)は共かせぎしている。だが亭主の給料のほうが女房の給料よりも低い。亭主が女房の尻にしかれるのも当然だ。

He and his wife both work and his salary is lower than hers, so no wonder he is a hen-pecked husband.