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てくせ
Hiragana
てぐせ
Kanji
手癖
Noun
Japanese Meaning
ものを衝動的につかんでしまう傾向、またはそのような性質を指す名詞。「sticky fingers」に相当する。 / 他人の物をつい盗ってしまいがちな癖、または盗み癖をやわらかく、婉曲的に言い表した語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
人の物などをすぐに取りたくなるよくないくせ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
偷窃癖 / 爱顺手牵羊的毛病 / 手脚不干净的习性
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
偷拿東西的習性 / 愛順手牽羊的毛病 / 不由自主抓拿物品的手癖
Korean Meaning
충동적으로 물건을 집어드는 버릇 / 도벽; 남의 물건을 슬쩍하는 경향 / 나쁜 손버릇
Vietnamese Meaning
thói táy máy tay / thói hay vơ lấy đồ / tật ăn cắp vặt
Tagalog Meaning
ugaling biglaang mang-agaw o kumuha ng bagay / malikot ang kamay / hilig sa pagkuha ng hindi kanya
Sense（1）
propensity to seize things impulsively; sticky fingers
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana historical ）
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propensity to seize things impulsively; sticky fingers
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てくせ
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He has a propensity to seize things impulsively.
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彼は物を衝動的につかむてくせがある。
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