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機嫌取り

Reading

Kana: きげんとり
Romaji: kigentori
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

currying favour; being anxious to please

See also: 機嫌を取る
2

bootlicker

Kanji

Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 きら.う、 きら.い、 いや
Meanings: dislike, detest, hate
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up

Example Sentence

(かれ)はご機嫌取(きげんと)りに懸命(けんめい)だった。
➥He was very anxious to please.
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