機嫌

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
げん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 譏嫌

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) げん [kìgéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲiɡẽ̞ɴ]

Adjective

()(げん) • (kigen) -na (adnominal ()(げん) (kigen na), adverbial ()(げん) (kigen ni))

  1. (usually prefixed with ) in a good mood

Inflection

Noun

()(げん) • (kigen) 

  1. mood; humour; feeling
    ()(げん)()い、()(げん)(わる)
    kigen ga yoi, kigen ga warui
    in a good mood, in a bad mood
    ()(げん)いかがですか。
    Go-kigen ikaga desu ka.
    How are you?
  2. safety; well-being; one's situation

References

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