noun
working couple; dual-income couple
Refers to a couple where both partners are employed, often used in discussions of work-life balance and household economics.
最近はワーキングカップルが増えている。
The number of working couples has been increasing recently.
ワーキングカップル向けの住宅ローンがある。
There are home loans designed for working couples.
Variant with interpunct; less common in everyday writing.
共働き is a native Japanese term for a dual-income household, often emphasizing the household unit rather than the couple itself. ワーキングカップル is a loanword that focuses on the couple as two working individuals.
DINKS (Double Income No Kids) specifically refers to a childless working couple, while ワーキングカップル does not imply anything about children.
Loanword from English 'working couple'.