癖くせ

noun

habit; tendency

Usually refers to a personal habit, often a bad or annoying one, but can be neutral. Common in phrases like 癖になる (become a habit) or 癖がある (have a habit/peculiarity).

• 彼かれは爪つめを噛かむ癖くせがある。

  He has a habit of biting his nails.

• このゲームは癖くせになる。

  This game is addictive (becomes a habit).

noun

peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; quirk

Only with reading くせ / クセ

Describes a distinctive personal trait, often a small oddity or characteristic way of doing something. Overlaps with sense 1 but emphasizes uniqueness rather than repetition.

• 彼かの女じょの話はなし方かたには少すこし癖くせがある。

  She has a slight quirk in the way she speaks.

• あの作さっ家かの文ぶん体たいは癖くせが強つよい。

  That author's writing style is strongly idiosyncratic.

noun

crease; wrinkle; curl; kink

Only with reading くせ / クセ

Refers to a physical irregularity: a crease in paper or cloth, a kink in hair or wire, a wrinkle. Often used with つく (癖がつく) or 直す (癖を直す).

• この紙かみには折おり癖くせがついている。

  This paper has a crease from being folded.

• 髪かみの癖くせが強つよいので、朝あさは大たい変へんだ。

  My hair has a strong kink, so mornings are tough.