Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 機嫌(きげん) in Japanese

機嫌, 譏嫌, 気嫌
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
きげん
Romaji
kigen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits
    Example sentence
    僕の行為でかれはきげんを損じた。 My behavior put him out of humor.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    safety; health; well-being; one's situation
    Example sentence
    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.
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper
    Example sentence
    彼は機嫌をそこねている。 He is in an angry mood.

Examples of 機嫌, 譏嫌, 気嫌, きげん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

嫌 JLPT 1

13 strokes

dislike, detest, hate

On'Yomi: ケン, ゲン

Kun'Yomi: きら.う, きら.い, いや

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機 JLPT 3

16 strokes

mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: はた

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気 JLPT 5

6 strokes

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

On'Yomi: キ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: いき

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譏

19 strokes

slander, disparage, censure, criticize

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: そし.る

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