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共稼ぎ (ともかせぎ): working together, (husband and wife) earning a living together — Japanese vocabulary

共稼ぎ is read ともかせぎ and means "working together, (husband and wife) earning a living together". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

共稼ぎ

Reading
ともかせぎ · tomokasegi
Translation
working together, (husband and wife) earning a living together
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ともかせぎがともかせぎが

Example

アメリカでは多くの夫婦が収支をあわせるため共稼ぎをしている。

アメリカではおおくのふうふがしゅうしをあわせるためともかせぎをしている。

Many couples in America both work to make ends meet.

Kanji in this word

  • 共 — Together, Both, Neither
  • 稼 — earn, work

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