常じょう習しゅう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

habitual practice; custom; habit

Refers to a repeated, often negative, behavior or custom that has become ingrained. Frequently used in legal or formal contexts for habitual offenses (e.g., 常習犯).

• 彼かれは常じょう習しゅう的てきに遅ち刻こくする。

  He is habitually late.

• 常じょう習しゅう犯はんは刑けい罰ばつが重おもくなる。

  Repeat offenders face heavier penalties.