This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヘキ、くせ、くせ.に
Romaji: heki, kuse, kuse.ni
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  104
Frequency:  1973
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-5-13
Korean Reading:  byeog
Chinese Reading:  pi4
Unicode:  7656
JIS:  4A4A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3290
Nelson Index: 3082
New Nelson Index: 3848
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5i13.2
Four Corner Index: 0014.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1781
Gakken Index: 1903
Daikanwanjiten Index: 22550
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.1204
Remembering the kanji Index: 1691
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1550
Kodansha Compact Index: 1358
Kanji in Context Index: 1364
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2069
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2805
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1707
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1826
Essential Kanji Index: 1702
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4080
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 555
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1895

Words

(くせ、へき)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; crease; wrinkle; curl; kink
性癖 (せいへき)
disposition; inclination; characteristic; idiosyncrasy; propensity; sexual disposition; fetish
酒癖 (さけぐせ、さけくせ、しゅへき)
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
病癖 (びょうへき)
bad habit; peculiarity; weakness
怠け癖 (なまけぐせ)
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
口癖 (くちぐせ)
way of saying; favorite phrase; favourite phrase
潔癖 (けっぺき)
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
無くて七癖 (なくてななくせ)
Every man has his own peculiar habits
足癖 (あしくせ)
one's manner of walking
男癖 (おとこぐせ)
interest in men; itch for men
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