Illustration: At breakfast in a compact Japanese kitchen, a father moves around the table with a broad, relaxed smile and an easy bounce in his posture. His child has accidentally spilled a little milk beside a bowl. Instead of becoming irritated, he cheerfully slides over a cloth and ruffles the child's hair.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

機き嫌げん

kigen

mood, temper

Example sentences

彼かれは他人たにんの機嫌きげんを損そこねないように気きをつけている。
He is chary of offending people.
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彼かれは機嫌きげんをそこねている。
He is in an angry mood.
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彼かれの機嫌きげんを取とるのは難むずかしい。
He is hard to please.
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Kanji in 機嫌

機loom; mechanismOnキKunはた
嫌dislike; detestOnケン・ゲンKunきらう・きらい・いや

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