常習(じょうしゅう)

じょうしゅう
noun
habitual practice; (bad) habit
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(ちこく)が常習(じょうしゅう)になっている。
Being late has become a habit.
彼(かれ)は万引(まんび)きの常習(じょうしゅう)犯(はん)だ。
He is a habitual shoplifter.
無断(むだん)欠勤(けっきん)が常習(じょうしゅう)化(か)し、ついに解雇(かいこ)された。
His unexcused absences became habitual, and he was finally fired.

常習(じょうしゅう) refers to an ingrained habit of repeating an action — nearly always negative or criminal. It seldom appears alone, occurring mostly in compounds.

Compounds

  • 常習(じょうしゅう)犯(はん): habitual offender
  • 常習(じょうしゅう)化(か)する: to become habitual
  • 常習(じょうしゅう)的(てき): habitual; chronic

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Related Words

Compare: 習慣(しゅうかん) (habit)
Compare: 癖(くせ) (a personal quirk or habit)
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