Vocabulary

What does 共稼ぎ (ともかせぎ, tomokasegi) mean?

共稼ぎ (ともかせぎ, tomokasegi) means dual-income couple, both spouses working.

Quick facts
Readingともかせぎ
Romajitomokasegi
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ともかせぎ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontomokasegi

dual-income couple, both spouses working

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive (husband and wife) earning a living together

Example sentences

  • We are a dual-income couple.

  • Both of us work to support the household finances.

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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.

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