機嫌 (kigen)
機嫌 (きげん, kigen) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “humour; humor”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- きげん
- Romaji
- kigen
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits · noun
- safety; health; well-being; one's situation · noun
- in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry · な-adjective · usu. as ご機嫌
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 機嫌
な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present (plain) | 機嫌だ | きげんだ kigenda |
| Present (polite) | 機嫌です | きげんです kigendesu |
| Negative | 機嫌じゃない | きげんじゃない kigenjanai |
| Past | 機嫌だった | きげんだった kigendatta |
| Negative past | 機嫌じゃなかった | きげんじゃなかった kigenjanakatta |
| Te-form | 機嫌で | きげんで kigende |
| Before a noun | 機嫌な | きげんな kigenna |
| Adverb (~ni) | 機嫌に | きげんに kigenni |
Kanji in 機嫌
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 機嫌.
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Source: JMdict entry 1220930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.