Word Meaning

へき heki

癖 is read as へき (heki) and means habit (usu. a bad one).

Meaning

English

  1. habit (usu. a bad one)
  2. tendency
  3. crease
  4. wrinkle
  5. curl
  6. kink
  7. peculiarity
  8. idiosyncrasy

Reading

Kana

へき

Romaji

heki

Writing Variants

  • くせ kuse

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 187 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

癖に

くせに

and yet

口癖

くちぐせ

manner of talking

潔癖

けっぺき

fastidiousness

性癖

せいへき

sexual disposition

Example Sentences

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かれにははなしをおおげさにするくせがある。

He has a habit of exaggerating stories.

じにすこしくせがありますね。

Your handwriting has a bit of a distinctive trait.

かんがえごとをすると、つめをかむくせがでる。

When thinking, the habit of biting nails comes out.

そのねこはすこしくせのあるせいかくだ。

That cat has a somewhat peculiar temperament.

かのじょのまえがみはしぜんなくせでうちがわにまがる。

Her bangs naturally curve inward because of their natural kink.

ひとのくせはなかなかなおらない。

A person's habits are hard to change.

かれのくせのあるいいかたにはもうなれた。

I'm already used to his peculiar way of speaking.

ちこくはがくせいじだいからのわるいくせだ。

Being late is a bad habit from his school days.

このぶんしょうにはすこしくせがあってよみづらい。

This text has a peculiarity that makes it a little hard to read.