Word Meaning 機嫌を取る

きげんをとる kigen o toru

機嫌を取る is read as きげんをとる (kigen o toru) and means to curry favour.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

きげんをとる

Romaji

kigen o toru

Writing Variants

機嫌をとる きげんをとる kigenotoru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 41 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 57548 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

機嫌気褄を取る

きげんきづまをとる

to curry favour

機嫌を取り結ぶ

きげんをとりむすぶ

to curry favour with

機嫌取り

きげんとり

bootlicker

ご機嫌取り

ごきげんとり

bootlicker

機嫌が直る

きげんがなおる

to get over a bad mood

機嫌を損ねる

きげんをそこねる

to displease

機嫌

きげん

safety

機嫌上戸

きげんじょうご

merry drinker

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

Example Sentences

彼の機嫌を取るのは難しい。

He is hard to please.