Lingaku癖【くせ】
Frequency rank: 3,912. – 3,914.
- habit (usu. a bad one); tendency
- peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; quirkonly applies to くせ and クセ
- crease; wrinkle; curl; kinkonly applies to くせ and クセ
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 癖【くせ】【へき】【クセ】Frequency rank: 3,912. – 3,914.
- くせFrequency rank: 10,808. – 10,830.
- へき
- クセFrequency rank: 17,436. – 17,502.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- habit (usu. a bad one); tendency
- peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; quirk
- crease; wrinkle; curl; kink
This meaning refers to a behavior or action that someone does regularly, often without thinking. It's typically associated with negative traits or habits.
This meaning emphasizes an unusual feature or characteristic that is specific to an individual, which might be endearing, annoying, or simply distinctive.
This meaning describes a physical form or deformation, such as folds or bends in a surface, often referring to textiles or paper.
Generated collocations (experimental)
くせ癖をなおす直すto correct a habitわるいくせ悪い癖bad habitくせになる癖になるto become a habitくせ癖があるto have a peculiarityくせ癖のあるはなし話しかた方a peculiar way of speakingくせ癖をつけるto develop a habitくせげ癖毛wavy or curly hairひと人のくせ癖someone's idiosyncrasyくせ癖をみぬく見抜くto see through a habitくせ癖をいしき意識するto be aware of a habitくせ癖がつくto acquire a habit
Example sentences
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1. せんぱい先輩は、いやみ嫌味なくらいのかんぺき完璧ちょうじん超人でしたからね。だからぎゃくに逆にそのきごう「くせ癖きごう」はせんぱい先輩のかわい可愛げ・・・というか、ちゃあむぽいんとチャームポイントでしたよ。
You were always a perfect 'superhuman' to an infuriating extent, and so that 'habit' was actually one of your cute, or rather charming, attributes.
She is in the habit of fidgeting in the presence of others.
He has a habit of scratching his back and biting his nails.
He seems to have a habit of getting on his coworker's back when he makes a mistake.
He managed to cure himself of his habit of nibbling his nails.
He has a habit of moving his head up and down when he is listening to a conversation.
He is in the habit of reading a paper while taking a meal.