Vocabulary

What does 共働き (ともばたらき, tomobataraki) mean?

共働き (ともばたらき, tomobataraki) means dual-income couple, both spouses working.

Quick facts
Readingともばたらき
Romajitomobataraki
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ともばたらき
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontomobataraki

dual-income couple, both spouses working

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive (husband and wife) both working; dual income

Example sentences

  • Both my spouse and I work.

  • Dual-income households are increasing.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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