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気分を高める (きぶんをたかめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

気き分ぶんを高たかめる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

lift someone's spirits; boost the mood

Used when something (music, a compliment, a pleasant atmosphere) makes a person or group feel happier or more energetic.

彼かれの冗じょう談だんがみんなの気き分ぶんを高たかめた。
His joke lifted everyone's spirits.
明あかるい音おん楽がくは気き分ぶんを高たかめてくれる。
Cheerful music boosts my mood.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
分part, minute of time, segment
高tall, high, expensive

Similar words

気き分ぶんが高たかまる
Intransitive counterpart; describes the mood rising on its own, without an explicit agent.
気き分ぶんを上あげる
Similar meaning but more casual; 高める sounds slightly more deliberate or formal.

Etymology

Phrase composed of 気分 (mood, feeling) + を (object marker) + 高める (to raise, to heighten).