上機嫌 (joukigen) Japanese meaning: good mood | Kotomoraは
上
機
嫌
で
、
ずっと
笑
っ
て
いる
。
He's in a great mood today and keeps smiling.
She was humming a tune in a cheerful manner.
Usage patterns
〈人〉が上機嫌になるfor someone to become cheerful/in a good mood
He became cheerful after receiving the present.
上機嫌で〈動詞〉to do something in a cheerful, good mood
My father was cooking cheerfully while singing.
〈人〉を上機嫌にするto put someone in a good mood
That one remark put her in a good mood.
