JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 癖: "mannerism, habit, vice"
The kanji 癖 means "mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヘキ in on'yomi and くせ, くせ.に in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヘキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くせくせ.に
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1973 of 2,501 |
Common words with 癖
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 癖habit (usu. a bad one); tendency · peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; quirk
- その癖and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
- 性癖disposition; inclination; characteristic; idiosyncrasy · sexual disposition; fetish
- 口癖pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; catchphrase · manner of talking
- 悪い癖bad habit; bad habits
- 癖になるto become a habit; to be addictive; to be moreish
- 寝癖hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair · habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep
- 潔癖fastidiousness; love of cleanliness · uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness; probity
- 癖のあるquirky; idiosyncratic
- 悪癖bad habit; vice
- 潔癖症fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc. · clean-freak
- 手癖having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery · habitual movement of one's hands
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