Word Meaning 共働き

ともばたらき tomobataraki

共働き is read as ともばたらき (tomobataraki) and means (husband and wife) both working.

Meaning

English

(husband and wife) both working
dual income

Reading

Kana

ともばたらき

Romaji

tomobataraki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 4053 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

共働

きょうどう

coaction

夫婦共働き

ふうふともばたらき

husband and wife both working (for a living)

共働き世帯

ともばたらきせたい

dual-income household

公共企業体等労働関係法

こうきょうきぎょうたいとうろうどうかんけいほう

Public Corporation and Government Enterprise Labor Relations Law (1949)

共存

きょうぞん

coexistence

共同

きょうどう

Kyodo News (abbr)

共通

きょうつう

-wide

共に

ともに

both

共感

きょうかん

sympathy

きょうゆう

sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

共用

きょうよう

common use

共通語

きょうつうご

standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)

Example Sentences

「少しうちに寄っていかない？」「いいの？」「うち共働きで親は遅いの」

"Want to drop round my place?" "Can I?" "My parents come home late as they both work."

例年通りだった。特に落胆はなかった。共働きの家では当たり前のことだから。

It was an ordinary year, no especial disappointments. Just the run of the mill goings-on of a dual-income household.