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習癖 (しゅうへき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

習しゅう癖へき

しゅ

う

へ

き

Meanings

1

noun

bad habit; vice

Refers to a deeply ingrained, often undesirable personal habit. More formal and less common in everyday speech than 癖 (くせ).

彼かれは遅ち刻こくの習しゅう癖へきがある。
He has a bad habit of being late.

Kanji

習learn
癖mannerism, habit, vice

Similar words

癖くせ
癖 is the common, everyday word for a habit, mannerism, or tendency, not necessarily bad. 習癖 is more formal and specifically implies a bad, ingrained habit.

Etymology

Compound of 習 (しゅう, 'learn, custom') and 癖 (へき, 'habit, tendency'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys a learned or acquired bad habit.