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How to say 'Mood' in Japanese | 機嫌

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The Japanese word for Mood is 'Kigen', written as 機嫌 in Japanese.'Mood' in hiragana is きげん.

    word

    機嫌

    Meaning

    Mood

    Reading

    きげん

    kigen

    Kanji

    機Machine, Opportunity 嫌Dislike

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '機嫌 (きげん)' refers to someone's mood or state of mind. It is often used to describe whether someone is in a good or bad mood. For example: Her mood is good today「彼女の機嫌は今日良い」(かのじょのきげんはきょうよい). He is in a bad mood「彼は機嫌が悪い」(かれはきげんがわるい). The word can also be used in greetings like 'ご機嫌いかが？ (ごきげんいかが？)', which means 'How are you?' or 'How is your mood?'. It is important to note that '機嫌' is often used in formal or polite contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    9

    Frequency

    3416

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 機嫌

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    機

    Meaning

    Machine, Opportunity

  • kanji

    嫌

    Meaning

    Dislike

Words Related to 機嫌 Through the Kanji 機

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 機 as well.

  • word

    飛行機

    Meaning

    Airplane

  • word

    機

    Meaning

    Machine

  • word

    機関

    Meaning

    Organization, Engine

  • word

    機会

    Meaning

    Opportunity

  • word

    機能

    Meaning

    Function

  • word

    ジェット機

    Meaning

    Jet

  • word

    機械

    Meaning

    Machine, Mechanism

  • word

    危機

    Meaning

    Crisis

  • word

    洗濯機

    Meaning

    Washing machine

  • word

    扇風機

    Meaning

    Fan

  • word

    掃除機

    Meaning

    Vacuum

  • word

    動機

    Meaning

    Motive

  • word

    航空機

    Meaning

    Aircraft

  • word

    機構

    Meaning

    Mechanism, Organization

  • word

    機器

    Meaning

    Equipment

  • word

    機種

    Meaning

    Model, Type

  • word

    有機

    Meaning

    Organic

  • word

    旅客機

    Meaning

    Airliner

  • word

    契機

    Meaning

    Opportunity, Turning point

  • word

    不機嫌

    Meaning

    Displeased

Words Related to 機嫌 Through the Kanji 嫌

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 嫌 as well.

  • word

    嫌い

    Meaning

    Dislike

  • word

    嫌

    Meaning

    Dislike

  • word

    大嫌い

    Meaning

    Hate

  • word

    嫌う

    Meaning

    Dislike

  • word

    嫌がる

    Meaning

    Dislike

  • word

    好き嫌い

    Meaning

    Likes and dislikes

  • word

    不機嫌

    Meaning

    Displeased

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What does 'Kigen' (機嫌) mean?

'Kigen' means 'Mood' .

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