# 癖 bad habit

(sick) + (stank)
★★☆☆☆
18 strokes
SAME ON

## Onyomi

HEKI |

## Mnemonic

| He's got a bad habit of stinking so bad people think he's sick. That's a HECK of a bad habit!

## Kunyomi

くせ ( になる ) | bad habit. But not that bad. Gambling or hoe-hopping is like a "akushumi". 癖 is just like biting your nails or saying "like" a lot, although it is usually more unique and distinctive. ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

ｘｘｘの 癖(くせ) に YYY!! | xxx but still fuckin' yyy!! ☆☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA a very disapproving way of saying "but still". As in, "He don't even have money for rent but still he just got a ＄２00 Bathing Ape shoe.": 家賃の金もないの癖に二万円bape靴を買っちゃった！

## Synonyms

be addicted to, have a bad habit of... はまる 癖になる やみつき 中毒