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今日の漢字
Secondary schoolJLPT N1

mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink

18 strokes · frequency rank #1973

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Kun
くせ、くせ.に

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Common words

  1. くせhabit (usu. a bad one); tendency1
    • He was cured of his bad habits.

    • He has the habit of scratching his head.

    • Children imitate their parents' habits.

  2. くちぐせpet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; catchphrase2
    • My grandmother used to say that she would live to be a hundred, but she died at the age of 85.

  3. くせにand yet; though; when; in spite of3
    • That's big talk for an upstart like you.

    • You should know it.

    • His voice is thin even though he is fat.

  4. せいへきdisposition; inclination; characteristic; idiosyncrasy4
    • His strange habit confounded them.

    • She is apt to fits of depression.

  5. けっぺきfastidiousness; love of cleanliness5

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