元気
げんき
healthy, energetic
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Examples
元気な子供ですね。
げんきなこどもですね。
What an energetic child.
お元気ですか。
おげんきですか。
How are you?
祖母は今も元気です。
そぼはいまもげんきです。
My grandmother is still healthy.
Common patterns
- 元気な子供
- an energetic child
- お元気ですか
- how are you?
- 元気になる
- to get well
Often confused with
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A な-adjective: 元気な人 before a noun, 元気です at the end. お元気ですか is the standard 'how are you?' to someone you have not seen for a while.
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