ヘキ, くせ, くせ.に

mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink

JLPT1 G7 S18 F1973

As per 辟# (spread) + illness → a (bodily) swelling → *peculiarity* (← peculiar condition) → *(bad) habit*; *tendency* → *curl/kink* (in the hair).

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