1.
normalization; becoming routine
the process of something unusual or temporary becoming normal, accepted, or routine
残業が常態化している。
Overtime work has become the norm.
テレワークの常態化が進んでいる。
Remote work is becoming normalized.
異常事態が常態化してはならない。
Abnormal situations must not become normalized.
常態化 often describes problematic situations becoming accepted.
KANJI BREAKDOWN:
- 常 (normal, regular, constant)
- 態 (state, condition)
- 化 (-ization)
USAGE:
- 常態化する (to become normalized - suru verb)
- 常態化させる (to normalize something)
- 常態化している (has become routine/normalized)
COMMON CONTEXTS:
- 残業の常態化 (normalization of overtime)
- 違反の常態化 (normalization of violations)
- 赤字の常態化 (persistent deficits)
NOTE:
Often used with negative connotation to describe undesirable situations that have become accepted as normal.