Word Meaning 機嫌をとる

きげんをとる kigenotoru

機嫌をとる is read as きげんをとる (kigenotoru) and means to curry favour.

Meaning

English

  1. to curry favour
  2. to butter up
  3. to fawn over
  4. to humour someone (humor)
  5. to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

Reading

Kana

きげんをとる

Romaji

kigenotoru

Writing Variants

  • 機嫌を取る きげんをとる kigen o toru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 87353 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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機嫌が直る

きげんがなおる

to get over a bad mood

機嫌

きげん

safety

機嫌を取結ぶ

きげんをとりむすぶ

to curry favour with

機嫌上戸

きげんじょうご

merry drinker

機嫌取り

きげんとり

bootlicker

機嫌を直す

きげんをなおす

to put back in a good mood

機嫌買い

きげんかい

fickle

機嫌が悪い

きげんがわるい

in a bad mood

機嫌の悪い

きげんのわるい

bad-tempered

機嫌よく

きげんよく

cheerfully