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機嫌を取り結ぶ (きげんをとりむすぶ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He brings coffee every morning to curry favour with his boss.
Kanji 機 loom, mechanism, machine Similar words 機き 嫌げん を 取と る 機嫌を取る is a more common and general expression for 'to curry favour' or 'to humour someone'. 機嫌を取り結ぶ is a rarer, more literary variant with a nuance of actively building a favourable relationship.
取と り 結むす ぶ 取り結ぶ on its own means 'to tie' or 'to form (a relationship)'. In this phrase, it combines with 機嫌 to mean establishing a good mood or favour.
Written forms 機き 嫌げん を 取と り 結むす ぶ
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
機き 嫌げん を 取とり 結むす ぶ
Variant with 取結ぶ; less common but attested.
機き 嫌げん をとり 結むす ぶ
Variant with kana とり; attested.
Etymology Compound of 機嫌 (きげん, 'mood; humour') + を + 取り結ぶ (とりむすぶ, 'to tie; to form a relationship'). The phrase literally means 'to tie a good mood', i.e., to establish a favourable disposition from someone.
