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慢性的 (manseiteki) Japanese meaning: chronic | Kotomora
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He suffers from chronic shoulder stiffness.
This region has a chronic water shortage problem.
Usage patterns 慢まん 性せい 的てき な 〈 事こと 〉 a chronic (illness/problem/shortage)
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
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
He is chronically sleep-deprived.
Kanji 的 bull's eye, mark, target Related words 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.
一時的 describes something temporary or short-lived, whereas 慢性的 describes something that continues or recurs persistently.
Etymology From 慢性 (chronic) + 的 (-like, -ish). 慢性 is composed of 慢 (neglect, lazy) and 性 (nature, character).
