癖
癖 — Mannerism
mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink
On’yomiヘキ (heki)
Kun’yomiくせ (kuse)
Kun’yomiくせに (kuseni)
Stroke order (18 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 癖
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口癖 | くちぐせ kuchiguse | pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase |
| 癖 | くせ kuse | habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity |
| 癖に | くせに kuseni | and yet; though; when |
| 潔癖 | けっぺき keppeki | fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness |
| 性癖 | せいへき seiheki | disposition; inclination; characteristic |
Study notes
癖 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1973 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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