ご機嫌よう

Japanese

Japanese phrasebook

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Kanji in this term
機	嫌
き Grade: 4	げん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
御機嫌よう

Etymology

ご機嫌 +‎ よう (reduced form of よく)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ごきげんよ​ー [gòkígéń yóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞kʲiɡẽ̞ɰ̃ jo̞ː]

Interjection

ご機(き)嫌(げん)よう • (gokigen yō) 

1. how do you do? how are you? (salutation)
2. farewell (valediction)

Usage notes

This phrase is used chiefly among high-class people.