共働き

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 共働き(ともばたらき) means a married couple both working and earning income.
• Basic usage: It describes sharing household tasks or childcare services for dual-income families.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Not necessarily the same workplace
  • 共働き means both spouses work; it does not mean they work for the same company.
• Reading the compound
  • 働き on its own is read はたらき, but becomes ばたらき in this word.