Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 元気(げんき) in Japanese

元気
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
げんき
Romaji
genki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    health(y); robust; vigor; vigour; energy; vitality; vim; stamina; spirit; courage; pep
    Example sentence
    元気ないわねやりたいんだけど差しない The flowers don't look happy. I'd like to water them. Is there a watering can?

Examples of 元気, げんき in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

4 strokes

beginning, former time, origin

On'Yomi: ゲン, ガン

Kun'Yomi: もと

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JLPT 5

6 strokes

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

On'Yomi: キ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: いき

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