ご機き嫌げん

noun

mood; temper; humor

Polite noun for someone's mood or temper, often used in honorific expressions like ご機嫌を伺う (to ask after someone's mood/health) or ご機嫌斜め (in a bad mood).

See also: 機嫌

• 今日きょうは部ぶ長ちょうのご機き嫌げんがよさそうだ。

  The department head seems to be in a good mood today.

• 彼かれはご機き嫌げん斜ななめで、誰だれとも話はなしたがらなかった。

  He was in a bad mood and didn't want to talk to anyone.

noun

well-being; health; safety

Polite noun referring to a person's general condition, health, or safety. Often used in set phrases like ご機嫌いかがですか (How are you? / How have you been?).

• お久ひさしぶりです。ご機き嫌げんいかがですか。

  It's been a while. How have you been?

• ご家か族ぞくのご機き嫌げんはいかがですか。

  How is your family doing?

na-adjective

in a good mood; cheerful; happy

Adjectival use describing someone who is visibly cheerful, merry, or in high spirits. Often used with な or as a predicate.

• 彼かの女じょは今日きょうはとてもご機き嫌げんな様よう子すだ。

  She seems very cheerful today.

• ご機き嫌げんで鼻はな歌うたを歌うたっている。

  He's humming a tune in a good mood.