# 癖 — habit; quirk

癖 means “habit; quirk”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. On'yomi: ヘキ (heki). Kun'yomi: くせ (kuse). You'll see it in words such as 癖 (kuse, “habit; tendency”).

- Meaning: habit; quirk
- On'yomi: ヘキ (heki)
- Kun'yomi: くせ (kuse)
- Strokes: 18
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 6

## How to remember 癖

Parts: 疒 sickbed · 辟 sovereign

## Words with 癖

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 癖 | くせ (kuse) | habit; tendency |

## Don't confuse it with

[壁](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wall/) · [避](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/avoid/) · [璧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/perfect-gem/)

## More in the “Feelings 6” set

[恨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grudge/) · [篤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/devoted/) · [崇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/venerate/) · [癖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/habit/) · [愉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/enjoyable/) · [睦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/harmonious/) · [謹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/humbly/) · [煩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bother/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/habit/. Last updated 2026-11-01.