くせに – vocab dash

くせに

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Meanings

Conjunction

Particle

1. and yet; though; when; in spite of (Usually kana)

Other spellings

癖くせに

Other readings

Kanji in other spellings

Composed of

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; quirk; crease; wrinkle; curl; kink

Noun

at; in; on; to; toward; into; for; in order to; because of; with; …

Particle

Examples14

青あお二に才さいのくせに何なにを言いうか。

That's big talk for an upstart like you.

嬉うれしいくせに。素す直なおに喜よろこびなよ。

I know you're happy about it. Why don't you just show it?

ずっとその話はなしを避さけてきたくせに。

You never wanted to talk about it.

彼かれは太ふとっているくせに声こえは細ほそい。

His voice is thin even though he is fat.

警けい官かんのくせに泥どろ棒ぼうを怖こわがるなんて。

Even though he's a policeman, he's afraid of thieves.

牙きばもないくせに吠ほえまくる犬いぬとは違ちがうんだ。

I'm not a toothless barking dog.