共稼ぎ

ともかせぎ

(husband and wife) earning a living together

JLPT N1 common word Also written 共かせぎ

Meaning

nvsviadj-no
(husband and wife) earning a living together

Example sentences

今では多くの家庭が共稼ぎで、夫と妻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.