気まぐれ

きまぐれ · kimagure · JLPT N1 · noun

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🦋 気 (mood) + 紛れ (wander off) = a mood that drifts away on a whim

気まぐれ combines 気 (ki, mood) with 紛れ (magure, straying off course). A mood that strays off course without warning is a whim or an uneven temper.

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