慢まん性せい的てき

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Common word

Meanings

na-adjective

chronic

Describes a condition, problem, or situation that persists over a long period or recurs frequently. Often used for medical conditions, but also for social or systemic issues.

彼かれは慢まん性せい的てきな肩かたこりに悩なやんでいる。
He suffers from chronic shoulder stiffness.
この地ち域いきは慢まん性せい的てきな水みず不ぶ足そくが問もん題だいだ。
This region has a chronic water shortage problem.

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Usage patterns

慢まん性せい的てきな〈事こと〉a chronic (illness/problem/shortage)
この会かい社しゃは慢まん性せい的てきな人ひと手で不ぶ足そくに悩なやまされている。
This company is plagued by a chronic labor shortage.
〈物もの〉が慢まん性せい的てきに不ふ足そくするfor something to be chronically in short supply
この地ち域いきでは水みずが慢まん性せい的てきに不ふ足そくしている。
Water is chronically scarce in this region.
慢まん性せい的てきに〈動どう詞し〉to (do something/feel something) chronically
彼かれは慢まん性せい的てきに寝ね不ぶ足そくだ。
He is chronically sleep-deprived.

Kanji

慢ridicule, laziness
性sex, gender, nature
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

恒こう常じょう的てき
恒常的 simply means 'constant' or 'ongoing' without a negative connotation, while 慢性的 usually implies a long-standing problem or ailment.
持じ続ぞく的てき
持続的 focuses on continuity or sustained duration in a neutral sense, whereas 慢性的 specifically frames a condition as a recurring or ongoing problem.

Opposites

急きゅう性せいN1
急性 describes a condition that comes on suddenly and severely, while 慢性的 describes one that persists or recurs over a long time.
一いち時じ的てき
一時的 describes something temporary or short-lived, whereas 慢性的 describes something that continues or recurs persistently.

Built from

慢まん性せい+的てき

Etymology

From 慢性 (chronic) + 的 (-like, -ish). 慢性 is composed of 慢 (neglect, lazy) and 性 (nature, character).