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間欠的 (かんけつてき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

間かん欠けつ的てき

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Meanings

1

Describes something that occurs at irregular intervals, stopping and starting repeatedly.

間かん欠けつ的てきな雨あめが一いち日にち中じゅう降ふり続つづいた。
Intermittent rain continued all day.

この機き械かいは間かん欠けつ的てきに故こ障しょうする。

This machine breaks down intermittently.

Kanji

間interval, space
欠lack, gap, fail
的bull's eye, mark, target
歇exhausted, out of

Related words

断だん続ぞく的てき
断続的 also means intermittent but often implies a more regular on-off pattern, while 間欠的 emphasizes irregular gaps.

Built from

間かん欠けつ+的てき

Written forms

間かん欠けつ的てき
Standard modern spelling.
間かん歇けつ的てき
Older form using 歇; still encountered but less common.

Etymology

Compound of 間欠 (intermittent) + 的 (-like, -ish). 間欠 is from 間 (interval) and 欠 (lack, gap).