機き嫌げん

noun

mood; temper; spirits

Refers to a person's emotional state at a given time. Often used in phrases like 機嫌がいい (in a good mood) or 機嫌が悪い (in a bad mood).

• 今日きょうは朝あさから機き嫌げんがいい。

  I've been in a good mood since this morning.

• 彼かれは機き嫌げんが悪わるいとすぐにわかる。

  You can tell right away when he's in a bad mood.

noun

well-being; health; safety

Used in set expressions asking about someone's condition or situation, such as ご機嫌いかがですか (How are you?). Less common in casual modern speech outside of polite inquiries.

• ご機き嫌げんいかがですか。

  How are you doing?

• お母かあ様さまのご機き嫌げんはいかがですか。

  How is your mother doing?

na-adjective

in a good mood; cheerful; happy

Adjectival use, almost always with the honorific prefix ご as ご機嫌. Describes a visibly cheerful, merry state. Cross-referenced with ご機嫌 sense 3.

See also: ご機嫌 (ごきげん)

• 彼かの女じょは今日きょうとてもご機き嫌げんだ。

  She is very cheerful today.

• ご機き嫌げんな様よう子すで歌うたを口くちずさんでいる。

  He's humming a tune, looking quite merry.