also: ささきげん · さけきげん
noun
mood when drinking; tipsy mood
Archaic word for the feeling or mood one has while drinking alcohol. Cross-referenced with 一杯機嫌 (いっぱいきげん), which is more common. Rarely used in modern Japanese.
See also: 一杯機嫌
古い小説に「酒機嫌で陽気に歌う」という表現が出てくる。
In an old novel, the phrase 'singing cheerfully in a tipsy mood' appears.
More common modern term for a tipsy or merry mood from drinking. 酒機嫌 is archaic and rarely used.
Compound of 酒 (sake, 'alcohol') and 機嫌 (kigen, 'mood'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is now archaic.