Word details

機嫌を取る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 機嫌を取る.

Dictionary

Entry

機嫌を取る機嫌をとるきげんをとるExpressionGodan verbFreq #26159
1

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

Examples
転校生は先生の鉛筆を削って機嫌をとった
The new boy made up to his teacher by sharpening her pencils.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

16 strokesFrequency 127JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

はた

dislike, detest, hate

13 strokesFrequency 1,207JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケンゲン

Kun

きら.うきら.いいや

take, fetch, take up

8 strokesFrequency 122JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シュ

Kun

と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り

Nanori

どる

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