癖 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 癖意味

mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink

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癖 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

くせ kuse
くせ.に kuse.ni

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ヘキ heki

Examples

その子は悪い癖が直った。

He was cured of his bad habits.

彼は鉛筆をなめるくせがある。

He has a habit of sucking his pencil.

彼はいつもの癖で頭をかいた。

He scratched his head out of habit.

彼女はビールを飲むくせがついた。

She took to drinking beer.

朝寝坊が癖になった。

I took to sleeping late in the morning.

それがまさに彼女の癖です。

That is just her way.

彼女には誇張癖があるようだ。

It seems to me that she has a tendency to exaggerate.

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.

彼は怒ったときに立ち上がる癖がある。

He has the habit of standing up when he is angry.

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