1.
habitual practice; (bad) habit; repeated offense
A firmly established habit of doing something, almost always something undesirable or illegal. Most often appears in compounds about repeat offenders.
遅刻が常習になっている。
Being late has become a habit.
彼は万引きの常習犯だ。
He is a habitual shoplifter.
無断欠勤が常習化し、ついに解雇された。
His unexcused absences became habitual, and he was finally fired.
常習 refers to an ingrained habit of repeating an action — nearly always negative or criminal. It seldom appears alone, occurring mostly in compounds.
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 常習犯: habitual offender
- 常習化する: to become habitual
- 常習的: habitual; chronic
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 習慣: habit; custom — neutral, can be good or bad
- 癖: a personal quirk or habit