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    3. 片働き

    片働き

    片かた働ばたらき​

    only one spouse working

    NTNounFamily & RelationshipsWork & CareerKanji Vocab21 strokes

    かたばたらき

    Noun

    1.
    only one spouse working, living on a single income
    colloquial

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    片
    かた-・かた…(1)
    one-sided・leaf・sheet・right-side kata radical (no. 91)
    Kanji
    働
    はたら.く…(1)
    work・(kokuji)
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
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