癖

18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink

Kun'yomi
  • くせ
    		habit (usu. a bad one) ②peculiarity ③crease
  • くせに
    		and yet
On'yomi
  • ヘキ
    		habit (usu. a bad one) ②peculiarity ③crease

Main Radical

疒(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くせくせに 88.9%
ヘキ 11.1%

Character Breakdown

mannerism, habit, vice
くせ　ヘキ (8th, N1)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク　ニャク　ソウ
false, punish, crime
ヘキ　ヒ　きみ (Kentei 1)
buttocks, rump, fat
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
spicy, bitter, hot
つら.い　シン　から.い (8th, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)

Common Words

くせ
癖
habit (usu. a bad one) ②peculiarity ③crease
くち
口
ぐせ
癖
pet saying ②manner of talking
わる
悪
　
い
くせ
癖
bad habit
ね
寝
ぐせ
癖
bed hair ②habit of moving around in one's sleep
なん
難
くせ
癖
fault
せい
性
へき
癖
disposition ②sexual disposition
さけ
酒
ぐせ
癖
drinking habits
て
手
くせ
癖
having sticky fingers ②habitual movement of one's hands ③marks from being handled often
ひと
一
くせ
癖
trait
くせ
癖
げ
毛
kinky hair
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References

Unicode hex code 7656
JIS X 0208 1-42-42
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3082
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3848
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3290
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4080
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2069
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1903
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1702
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 22550
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1781
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1490
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1589
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1550
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1895
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1364
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1358
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1707
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5i13.2
Four corner code 0014.1
De Roo Code 555