上機嫌|じょうきげんjoukigen[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, noungood humour (humor); good mood
Conjugation
| Plain form | 上機嫌（じょうきげん） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 上機嫌です（じょうきげんです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 上機嫌ではない（じょうきげんではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 上機嫌ではありません（じょうきげんではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 上機嫌だった（じょうきげんだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 上機嫌ではなかった（じょうきげんではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 上機嫌で（じょうきげんで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 上機嫌に（じょうきげんに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 上機嫌なら（じょうきげんなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonymご機嫌ごきげんNeutralPolite, friendly everyday word for someone's mood; 「ご機嫌だ」 can simply mean happy. Warmer and more conversational than 「上機嫌」, which stresses an especially good mood.
- Related快活かいかつNeutralLively, brisk cheerfulness with plenty of energy; fits both a personality and a momentary state. 「上機嫌」 is only about being in a good mood.
- Related朗らかほがらかNeutralBright, sunny cheerfulness of a personality, a mood or an expression; also describes a cloudless sky. 「上機嫌」 is strictly about mood.
- Related元気げんきNeutralAbout health and energy — full of vitality rather than joy. Someone can be 「元気」 without being in a particularly good mood.
- Related明朗めいろうWrittenFormal, written word for an open, cheerful nature; it also means fair and aboveboard. It leans toward character and transparency more than mood.
- Related得意とくいNeutralSatisfaction or pride, and by extension something one is good at. 「上機嫌」 only says the mood is good, with no sense of pride.
- Related陽気ようきNeutralA bubbly, sociable temperament and a lively, cheerful atmosphere; also means weather or season. Its focus is liveliness rather than an especially good mood.
- Related意気揚々いきようようWrittenWritten word for proud, triumphant high spirits — after a victory or when setting out brimming with confidence. More exultant than a plain good mood.
- Antonym不機嫌ふきげんNeutralThe direct antonym: being in a bad mood, sulky or displeased, where 「上機嫌」 has you in an especially good one.
- Antonymご機嫌斜めごきげんななめCasualColloquial and gently euphemistic way to say someone is cranky or in a bad mood; the opposite of 「上機嫌」.
Use 「上機嫌」 for a temporary, especially good mood, as in 「朝から上機嫌だ」. In casual talk 「ご機嫌」 covers mood politely; for a cheerful nature say 「陽気」 or 「朗らか」; for pride or satisfaction say 「得意」. The opposites are 「不機嫌」 and the colloquial 「ご機嫌斜め」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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