Word Meaning ご機嫌取り

ごきげんとり gokigentori

ご機嫌取り is read as ごきげんとり (gokigentori) and means bootlicker.

Meaning

English

  1. bootlicker
  2. currying favour
  3. being anxious to please

Reading

Kana

ごきげんとり

Romaji

gokigentori

Writing Variants

  • 御機嫌取り ごきげんとり gokigentori

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 56811 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

機嫌取り

きげんとり

bootlicker

機嫌を取る

きげんをとる

to curry favour

ご機嫌

ごきげん

safety

ご機嫌よう

ごきげんよう

how do you do?

ご機嫌斜め

ごきげんななめ

in a bad temper

ご機嫌麗しい

ごきげんうるわしい

in good humor (humour)

ご機嫌伺い

ごきげんうかがい

courtesy call

機嫌

きげん

safety

不機嫌

ふきげん

pout

Example Sentences

1

I don't like suck-ups.