ごきげん – Vocabulary details

ごきげん

Meanings

Noun

Honorific

Polite

1. humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits

ご機き嫌げんが良よくないようだな。You seem to be in a bad mood.

2. safety; health; well-being; one's situation

ご機き嫌げんいかがでしょうか。How are you doing?

Adjective (な)

3. in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper

あら、ご機き嫌げんさんね。Oh, you're in a good mood.

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

ご

きげん

Used in: 334

Composed of

ご

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

きげん

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

Used in vocabulary (7 in total)

ごきげんよう

nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage

ごきげんとり

currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker

ごきげんうるわしゅう

you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself

ごきげんななめ

in a bad temper; cranky; crabby

ごきげんいかがですか

how are you?

ごきげんうるわしい

in good humor

ごきげんうかがい

courtesy call; courtesy visit

Examples (19 in total)

ごきげんだったでしょ？

You were in a good mood, weren't you?

ごきげんだね？

You're in a good mood, aren't you?

あら、ごきげんさんね。

Oh, you're in a good mood.