Word details

機嫌

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

Dictionary

Entry

機嫌きげん気嫌譏嫌Freq #4522
1

Common noun

humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits

Examples
彼は他人の機嫌を損ねないように気をつけている。
He is chary of offending people.
2

Common noun

safety; health; well-being; one's situation

3

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Usu. as ご機嫌

in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

機

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

16 strokesFrequency 127JLPT N2Grade 4

On

キ

Kun

はた
嫌

dislike, detest, hate

13 strokesFrequency 1,207JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケンゲン

Kun

きら.うきら.いいや
気

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

6 strokesFrequency 113JLPT N4Grade 1

On

キケ

Kun

いきき
譏

slander, disparage, censure, criticize

19 strokes

On

キ

Kun

そし.る

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