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兼業主婦 (kengyoushufu) Japanese meaning: working mother | Kotomora
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As a working mother, she works part-time three days a week.
The increase in working mothers is driven not only by the need to supplement household income but also by a desire for self-fulfillment.
Kanji 兼 concurrently, and, beforehand 業 business, vocation, arts Related words 専せん 業ぎょう 主しゅ 婦ふ 専業主婦 refers to a full-time housewife without outside employment, while 兼業主婦 explicitly includes having a job alongside homemaking.
共とも 働ばたら き 共働き describes a dual-income household where both spouses work, without specifying gender roles. 兼業主婦 focuses on the wife's dual role as homemaker and worker.
Etymology Compound of 兼業 (side business, concurrent job) and 主婦 (housewife). The term emerged in modern Japanese to describe married women balancing employment with domestic duties.
