VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

元気

げんき
hepburn genki

healthy, energetic

Part of speech · na-adjective / noun

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Examples

  1. お元気ですか。
    How are you? (Are you well?)
  2. 元気な子供たちですね。
    What energetic children!

Collocations

お元気ですか (How are you, polite)元気な~ (energetic ~)元気がない (down/listless)元気になる (recover)元気を出す (cheer up)

Mnemonic

元気 genki — na-adjective + noun. Two senses: ① healthy/energetic ② spirit/energy. お元気ですか? ("Are you well?") is a standard greeting. Kanji 元 (origin) + 気 (energy/spirit) = "root energy". 元気がない = listless/down.

Quick check

  1. "I am well" (response) — natural Japanese?

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