機嫌
きげん · kigen · JLPT N3 · noun
wit
機 workings + 嫌 dislike: the inner gears that decide liking or disliking
It was first written 譏嫌, a Buddhist term for behaviour that draws criticism and dislike from others. Over time it came to mean a person's mood. Common uses: ご機嫌 (in good spirits) and 機嫌が悪い (in a bad mood).
嫌 — woman radical 女 + 兼 (combine, phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: 女 (woman) suggests the meaning, while 兼 supplies the sound. The original sense related to suspicion or dislike, possibly tied to social judgments. Over time it broadened to mean 'to dislike,' 'to suspect,' or 'to find objectionable.'