稼ぎ手

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 稼ぎ手, read かせぎて, means an earner.
• Basic usage: It describes someone who brings income into a household.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Structure
  • 稼ぎ means earning money, and the final 手 indicates the person doing it.
• Not limited to one person
  • In the example, 主な稼ぎ手 means the main earner.
  • 二人とも家計の稼ぎ手 says that both people provide income for the household.