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慢性

慢性

Chinese

slow
 
sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity
simp. and trad.
(慢性)

Adjective

慢性

  1. (medicine) chronic
  2. Synonym of 慢性子 (mànxìngzi, “phlegmatic”).

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
まん
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

慢性 (hiragana まんせい, romaji mansei)

  1. (medicine) being chronic (a medical condition of extended duration)
  2. a negative situation of extended duration

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References

  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, ISBN 4469021067