機嫌(きげん)が悪(わる)い

機嫌(きげん) means mood or temper. This expression describes a temporary state of being irritable or displeased, not a permanent personality trait. It is one of the most common ways to describe someone's bad mood in everyday Japanese.

Related words

• 機嫌(きげん)がいい — in a good mood (the opposite)
• 機嫌(きげん)を取(と)る — to try to please someone, to humor someone
• 機嫌(きげん)を直(なお)す — to get over a bad mood, to cheer up
• 機嫌(きげん)を損(そこ)ねる — to offend someone, to upset someone's mood
• ご機嫌(きげん) — mood (polite); also used as a greeting: ご機嫌(きげん)いかが？

Similar words

• 不機嫌(ふきげん) — bad mood, displeasure; the na-adjective/noun form (不機嫌(ふきげん)な顔(かお))
• イライラする — to be irritated; focuses on the internal frustration
• むっとする — to get sulky/offended; implies a sudden change in mood