also: しちくせ
noun
some habits; some eccentricities
Used in the set phrase 無くて七癖 (everyone has some habits or quirks). Rarely used independently; the phrase is the natural context.
See also: 無くて七癖
「無くて七癖」ということわざがある。
There is a proverb: 'Everyone has some habits.'
彼の変わった行動も、無くて七癖の一つだろう。
His odd behavior is probably just one of those habits everyone has.
The full proverb meaning 'everyone has some habits or eccentricities'; 七癖 is the noun part meaning 'some habits'.
Compound of 七 (seven, here meaning 'many') and 癖 (habit, quirk). The number seven is used idiomatically to indicate variety, as in many Japanese expressions.