てくせ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
手癖

Alternative forms

  • てぐせ (teguse)

Etymology

From () (te) + (くせ) (kuse).

Pronunciation

Noun

てくせ • (tekuseてくせ (tekuse)?

  1. propensity to seize things impulsively; sticky fingers

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN