休きゅう戚せき

noun

weal and woe; joys and sorrows; welfare

A formal, literary term encompassing both happiness and misfortune, often used in elevated or classical contexts. In modern Japanese, it is largely replaced by expressions like 苦楽 or 幸不幸.

• 「休きゅう戚せきを共ともにする」という表ひょう現げんは、喜よろこびも悲かなしみも分わかち合あうことを意い味みする。

  The expression 休戚を共にする means sharing both joys and sorrows.