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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

慢まん性せい的てき

manseiteki

chronic, persistent

Example sentences

  1. 慢性的まんせいてきな便秘べんぴで苦くるしんでいます。

    I’m suffering from chronic constipation.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 嵐山付近あらしやまふきんは観光かんこうシーズンには慢性的まんせいてきな渋滞じゅうたいが生しょうじている。

    Around Arashiyama, chronic traffic congestion occurs during tourist seasons.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 前述ぜんじゅつの通とおり、東西線とうざいせんは慢性的まんせいてきな赤字あかじを抱かかえている。

    As mentioned above, the Tozai Line has chronically operated in the red.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 慢性的

  • 慢ridicule; lazinessOnマン
  • 性sex; genderOnセイ・ショウKunさが
  • 的bull's eye; markOnテキKunまと

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