Vocab Info
N1 Conjunction, Particle
癖にand yet, though, when, in spite of
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Conjunction, Particle - 1. - and yet, though, when, in spite of Usually written using kana alone
 
All Forms
癖に 【くせに】、クセに
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Examples
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- 僕の妻は弱い癖によく強がりを言う。 - Though my wife is weak, she often talks tough. {and yet, though, when, in spite of} - N1
 
- おじさん:「子供のくせに生意気を言うな!」 - Uncle: "Don't be cheeky, even though you're just a kid!" {and yet, though, when, in spite of} - N1
 
- 母は本当は寂しいくせに「寂しくない」と言っています。 - My mother is saying "I'm not lonely," in spite of actually being lonely. {and yet, though, when, in spite of} - N1
 
- 彼は彼女のことが本当は好きな癖に、そんな素振りを見せないのだ。 - Though he actually likes her, he does not show any signs of it. {and yet, though, when, in spite of} - N1
 
- 友達:「本当は知らないくせに知ったかぶりをするなんて、もっとダサいぞ〜。」 - Friend: "Pretending to know something when you really don't know it is even more uncool, though." {and yet, though, when, in spite of} - N1
 
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