noun

  1. having sticky fingers, compulsive thievery.
  2. habitual movement of one's hands.
  3. marks from being handled often.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
手癖 てくせ
ぐせ
手癖 てぐせ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
mannerism, habit, vice
くせ ヘキ (8th, N1)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク ニャク ソウ
false, punish, crime
ヘキ ヒ きみ (Kentei 1)
buttocks, rump, fat
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
spicy, bitter, hot
つら.い シン から.い (8th, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)