癖
Secondary schoolJLPT N1
mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink
18 strokes · frequency rank #1973
- ヘキ
- くせ、くせ.に
Stroke order
Common words
- 癖くせhabit (usu. a bad one); tendency1
その子は悪い癖が直った。
He was cured of his bad habits.
彼は頭を掻く癖がある。
He has the habit of scratching his head.
子供は親の癖をまねる。
Children imitate their parents' habits.
- 口癖くちぐせpet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; catchphrase2
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.
- 癖にくせにand yet; though; when; in spite of3
青二才のくせに何を言うか。
That's big talk for an upstart like you.
自分でもわかってるくせに。
You should know it.
彼は太っているくせに声は細い。
His voice is thin even though he is fat.
- 性癖せいへきdisposition; inclination; characteristic; idiosyncrasy4
彼の変わった性癖が彼らを困らせた。
His strange habit confounded them.
彼女は急にふさぎ込む性癖がある。
She is apt to fits of depression.
- 潔癖けっぺきfastidiousness; love of cleanliness5