Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of ご機嫌(ごきげん) in Japanese

ご機嫌, 御機嫌
Kana Reading
ごきげん
Romaji
gokigen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits
    Example sentence
    彼女はご機嫌斜めだ。 She is in a mood.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    safety; health; well-being; one's situation
    Example sentence
    彼は酔って少しご機嫌だ。 He is a little high.
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper
    Example sentence
    朝っぱらからごきげんだね。 You look happy, so bright and early.

Examples of ご機嫌, 御機嫌, ごきげん 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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御 JLPT 3

12 strokes

honorable, manipulate, govern

On'Yomi: ギョ, ゴ

Kun'Yomi: おん-, お-, み-

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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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