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癖

mannerism
Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingヘキ
Kun readingくせ、くせ.に
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. mannerismRtK
  2. habit
    彼は彼の飲む癖を直した。He was cured of his drinking habit.tatoeba
    彼は背中を掻いたり、爪を噛んだりする癖がある。He has a habit of scratching his back and biting his nails.tatoeba
  3. vice
  4. trait
  5. fault
  6. kink
  1. habit (usu. a bad one)
  2. tendency
  3. idiosyncrasy

Radicals and components

Radical疒sickness
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sickness · hospital · ketchup · flag (方) · mouth (口) · spicy · stand up (立) · vase · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1826

Compound words

口癖くちぐせ
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; catchphrase; manner of talking
潔癖けっぺき
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
性癖せいへき
disposition; inclination; characteristic; idiosyncrasy; propensity
癖にくせに
and yet; though; when; in spite of
一癖ひとくせ
trait
奇癖きへき
strange habit
習癖しゅうへき
(bad) habit
盗癖とうへき
propensity to steal
癖者くせもの
ruffian
癇癖かんぺき
short temper
飲酒癖いんしゅへき
drinking habit
蒐集癖しゅうしゅうへき
collecting mania
常用癖じょうようへき
addiction
窃盜癖せっとうへき
kleptomania
爪を噛む癖つめをかむくせ
habit of biting one's nails

Additional Examples

彼は同僚がミスをするとああでもないこうでもないとうるさく言う癖があるみたいだ。
He seems to have a habit of getting on his coworker's back when he makes a mistake.tatoeba
彼は頭を掻く癖がある。
He has the habit of scratching his head.tatoeba

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Practice Writing

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