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作り機嫌 (つくりきげん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

作つくり機き嫌げん

Meanings

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noun

feigning good feeling; putting on a cheerful front

rare term

Rare noun describing the act of pretending to be in a good mood or forcing a cheerful demeanor.

彼かの女じょの笑え顔がおは作つくり機き嫌げんだった。
Her smile was a forced cheerfulness.

Kanji

作make, production, prepare
機loom, mechanism, machine
嫌dislike, detest, hate

Similar words

作つくり笑わらい
作り笑い refers specifically to a forced smile, while 作り機嫌 is about feigning an overall good mood.

Etymology

Compound of 作り (つくり, 'making' or 'manufactured') and 機嫌 (きげん, 'mood' or 'humor'). The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows a pattern of similar compounds like 作り笑い (forced smile).