癖
癖

mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink

18 strokesFrequency 1,973JLPT N1Grade 8

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ヘキ

Kun

くせくせ.に

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Common Words

くせに癖にクセにUsually kanaFreq #1058
1

Conjunction; Particle

and yet; though; when; in spite of

Examples
青二才のくせに何を言うか。
That's big talk for an upstart like you.
癖くせへきクセNounFreq #2573
1

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency

Examples
その子は悪い癖が直った。
He was cured of his bad habits.
2

くせ／クセ only

peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; quirk

3

くせ／クセ only

crease; wrinkle; curl; kink

そのくせその癖其の癖Usually kanaFreq #7800
1

Conjunction

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

性癖せいへきNounFreq #11655
1

disposition; inclination; characteristic; idiosyncrasy; propensity

Examples
彼の変わった性癖が彼らを困らせた。
His strange habit confounded them.
2

Colloquial

sexual disposition; fetish

口癖口ぐせくちぐせNounFreq #12932
1

pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; catchphrase

Examples
私の祖母は、口癖のように１００歳まで生きると言っていましたが、８５歳で亡くなりました。
My grandmother used to say that she would live to be a hundred, but she died at the age of 85.
2

manner of talking

悪い癖悪いくせわるいくせNounExpressionFreq #16235
1

bad habit; bad habits

くせになる癖になるクセになるExpressionUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #16643
1

to become a habit; to be addictive; to be moreish

曲者くせ者くせものクセモノ癖者NounFreq #18252
1

ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow

2

peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow

3

tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

4

expert; master; highly skilled person

5

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

寝癖寝ぐせねぐせNounFreq #18846
1

bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep

Examples
寝癖がついちゃった。
My hair got kinky.
2

habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit

潔癖けっぺきNoun～な Adj.Freq #21872
1

fastidiousness; love of cleanliness

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