Meaning of 機嫌が悪い(きげんがわるい) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 機嫌が悪い, 機嫌がわるい

Kana Reading きげんがわるい

Romaji kigengawarui

Example Sentences

機嫌が悪い, 機嫌がわるい, きげんがわるい used in context

表情(ひょうじょう)から判断(はんだん)すると、彼(あれ)は機嫌が悪い(きげんがわるい)。

Judging from his expression, he's in a bad mood.
彼女(かのじょ)は今(いま)かなり機嫌が悪い(きげんがわるい)。

She is rather cross now.
彼女(かのじょ)は機嫌が悪かった(きげんがわるい)。私(わたし)が到着(とうちゃく)する前(さき)に起こった(おこる)ことでいらいらしていた(する)に違いない(にちがいない)。

She was in a bad mood; she must have been put off by something that had happened before I arrived.
彼女(かのじょ)は機嫌が悪い(きげんがわるい)というのも、いつも地下鉄(ちかてつ)に乗り遅れ(のりおくれる)仕事場(しごとば)まで歩く(あるく)羽目(はめ)になったからだ。

She is in a temper, because she missed her usual train in the subway and had to walk to work.
彼女(かのじょ)は機嫌が悪い(きげんがわるい)。

She is in a bad mood.
彼女(かのじょ)(かのじょ)があなたに話しかける(はなしかける)のを拒否(きょひ)するのも当然(とうぜん)だ。なぜなら彼女(かのじょ)(かのじょ)はとても機嫌が悪い(きげんがわるい)からだ。

She may well refuse to speak to you because she's in a very bad mood.

Study lists that include this entry

Kanji found in this word

嫌 JLPT 1

dislike, detest, hate

On: ケン, ゲン

Kun: きら.う, きら.い, いや

13 strokes

悪 JLPT 4

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

On: アク, オ

Kun: わる.い, わる-, あ.し, にく.い, -にく.い, ああ, いずくに, いずくんぞ, にく.む

11 strokes

機 JLPT 3

mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane

On: キ

Kun: はた

16 strokes

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