ルンルン気き分ぶん

Meanings

noun

happy mood; euphoric mood

Describes a light, cheerful, almost giddy state of happiness. Often used in casual contexts.

今日きょうは給きゅう料りょう日びだから、ルンルン気き分ぶんで帰き宅たくした。
Today was payday, so I went home in a happy mood.
彼かの女じょは新あたらしいドレスを着きて、ルンルン気き分ぶんでパーティーに向むかった。
Wearing her new dress, she headed to the party in a euphoric mood.

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Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
分part, minute of time, segment

Related words

ウキウキ
ウキウキ is a mimetic word for a light, excited, buoyant feeling, often used as an adverb (ウキウキする). ルンルン気分 is a noun phrase that specifically describes a happy, euphoric mood, often with a slightly dreamy or giddy nuance.

Built from

ルンルン+気き分ぶん

Written forms

ルンルン気き分ぶん
Standard spelling with katakana for the mimetic part and kanji for 気分.
るんるん気き分ぶん
Hiragana variant; less common but still seen.

Etymology

ルンルン is a mimetic word representing a light, happy humming or singing feeling. Combined with 気分 (mood), it forms a set phrase meaning a euphoric mood. The exact origin of ルンルン is uncertain, but it likely imitates a cheerful tune or sound.