noun

  1. humor, temper, mood, spirits.
  2. safety, health, well-being, one's situation.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

Usu. as ご機嫌.
  1. in a good mood, in high spirits, happy, cheery, merry, chipper.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
機嫌 きげん
譏嫌 きげん
気嫌 きげん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

loom, mechanism, machine
キ はた (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
how many, how much, how far
いく- キ い (7th, N3)
minute, extremely small, tiny
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
protection
ジュ まもり まも.る (Kentei 1)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ ボ ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
dislike, detest, hate
いや きら.う ケン (9th, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
concurrently, and, beforehand
ケン か.ねる かね (7th, N1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)