Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “機嫌を取る”

機嫌を取る

きげんをとる

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

Example sentence

The new boy made up to his teacher by sharpening her pencils.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

機
On
き
Kun
はた
Stroke count
16

・loom

・mechanism

・machine

・airplane

・opportunity

・potency

・efficacy

・occasion

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嫌
On
けん;げん
Kun
きら.う;きら.い;いや
Stroke count
13

・dislike

・detest

・hate

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取
On
しゅ
Kun
と.る;と.り;と.り-;とり;-ど.り
Stroke count
8

・take

・fetch

・take up

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