Definition of 癖に (くせに)

くせ

癖に

くせに

kuseni

conjunction, particle
and yet, though, when, in spite of(usually kana)
Other readings:
クセに
Related Kanji
mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink
Example sentences(showing 13 results)

You never wanted to talk about it

His voice is thin even though he is fat

He is rich yet he lives like a beggar

うれ
嬉しい
なお
素直
よろ
喜びな
I know you're happy about it. Why don't you just show it

I'm not a toothless barking dog

けいかん
警官
どろぼう
泥棒
こわ
怖がる
Even though he's a policeman, he's afraid of thieves

It was bad enough that he usually came to work late, but coming in drunk was the last straw, and I'm going to have to let him go

You're an arrogant dirty foreigner who claims your dictionary is correct even though you don't understand the nuances of Japanese

さいきん
最近
としした
年下
ぐち
ため口
やつ
おお
These days more and more young people talk to their elders on even terms

Despite having lazed around without having touched my work I'm frightened at heart that "Ooh-er, this time I might really not get done in time!?

Despite the fact that Mary keeps saying I was the only man she'd like to marry, when I proposed to her, she said "NO". I cannot make head or tail of it

Act your place

You should know it