癖 – mannerism, habit, vice

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The kanji 癖 means mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヘキ (heki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is くせ、くせ.に (kuse, kuseni). It is written with 18 strokes, under radical 疒 (no. 104).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヘキ	heki
Kun’yomi	くせ	kuse
Kun’yomi	くせ.に	kuseni

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 疒 (Kangxi radical 104). Components: 口・十・辛・立・尸・疔.

Words using 癖

癖くせhabit (usu. a bad one)

Example sentences

その子は悪い癖が直った。

He was cured of his bad habits.

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Kanji with the same radical

病療痛症疲痴痢癌痩痺

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