〜くせに

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('kuse-ni');

{
  "id": "kuse-ni",
  "pattern": "〜くせに",
  "romaji": "kuse ni",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "even though; despite (critical, reproachful)",
  "formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + の + くせに",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "自分では何もしないくせに、人の仕事には文句ばかり言う。",
      "furigana": "{自分|じぶん}では{何|なに}もしないくせに、{人|ひと}の{仕事|しごと}には{文句|もんく}ばかり{言|い}う。",
      "en": "He never does anything himself, yet he's always complaining about other people's work."
    },
    {
      "ja": "知っているくせに、どうして教えてくれなかったの？",
      "furigana": "{知|し}っているくせに、どうして{教|おし}えてくれなかったの？",
      "en": "You knew all along, so why didn't you tell me?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "弟は体が大きいくせに、小さな虫をこわがる。",
      "furigana": "{弟|おとうと}は{体|からだ}が{大|おお}きいくせに、{小|ちい}さな{虫|むし}をこわがる。",
      "en": "My younger brother is so big, and yet he's scared of tiny bugs."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "concession",
    "criticism"
  ],
  "notes": "Like 〜のに, but with contempt or reproach toward the subject. Both clauses share the same subject; rarely used about oneself. Casual.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "1d135fe1a5c3ca0d890907a6152f7b923bb2f8cbea50d51765171bd6214df5f9",
    "meanings": [
      "明明……却……"
    ],
    "formation": "动词、い形容词简体／な形容词＋な／名词＋の＋くせに",
    "explanation": "表示与前项不符，并带有责备或轻蔑的语气。",
    "notes": "语气较强，多用于口语。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "自分では何もしないくせに、人の仕事には文句ばかり言う。",
        "zh": "自己什么都不做，却总是挑别人工作的毛病。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "知っているくせに、どうして教えてくれなかったの？",
        "zh": "你明明知道，为什么不告诉我？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "弟は体が大きいくせに、小さな虫をこわがる。",
        "zh": "弟弟个子那么大，却害怕小虫子。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#kuse-ni",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "04c64298203cc313b0bf95a46bcb175ca7db9b8acecde9735117964c9f925a18"
  }
}