元気
Appearance
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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元 | 気 |
げん Grade: 2 |
き Grade: 1 |
kan'on |
Alternative spelling |
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元氣 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Chinese compound 元氣 (MC ngjwon khj+jH, literally “first, fundamental, source + vapor, spirit, energy”). In Chinese cosmology, this represented the fundamental force that permeates all matter and life. Early Japanese borrowed this word and meaning. Later, this spelling was conflated with the meaning of homophone 減気 (genki, “recovery from illness”), adding in the modern senses related to healthy and wellness.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]元気 • (genki) -na (adnominal 元気な (genki na), adverbial 元気に (genki ni))
- healthy
- 元気になる
- genki ni naru
- to get well (recover from sickness)
- お元気で!
- O-genki de!
- good luck (to you)!/Take care of yourself./Stay healthy.
- 元気?
- Genki?
- Are you well? / How are you?
- 元気になる
- energetic
- in a good mood; peppy; lively
- 部長は今日も元気だね。
- Buchō wa kyō mo genki da ne.
- Our club president looks pretty peppy today again.
- 妹を元気にさせる
- imōto o genki ni saseru
- to cheer up one's little sister
- 部長は今日も元気だね。
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of 元気
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | 元気だろ | げんきだろ | genki daro |
Continuative (連用形) | 元気で | げんきで | genki de |
Terminal (終止形) | 元気だ | げんきだ | genki da |
Attributive (連体形) | 元気な | げんきな | genki na |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | 元気なら | げんきなら | genki nara |
Imperative (命令形) | 元気であれ | げんきであれ | genki de are |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | 元気ではない 元気じゃない |
げんきではない げんきじゃない |
genki de wa nai genki ja nai |
Informal past | 元気だった | げんきだった | genki datta |
Informal negative past | 元気ではなかった 元気じゃなかった |
げんきではなかった げんきじゃなかった |
genki de wa nakatta genki ja nakatta |
Formal | 元気です | げんきです | genki desu |
Formal negative | 元気ではありません 元気じゃありません |
げんきではありません げんきじゃありません |
genki de wa arimasen genki ja arimasen |
Formal past | 元気でした | げんきでした | genki deshita |
Formal negative past | 元気ではありませんでした 元気じゃありませんでした |
げんきではありませんでした げんきじゃありませんでした |
genki de wa arimasen deshita genki ja arimasen deshita |
Conjunctive | 元気で | げんきで | genki de |
Conditional | 元気なら(ば) | げんきなら(ば) | genki nara (ba) |
Provisional | 元気だったら | げんきだったら | genki dattara |
Volitional | 元気だろう | げんきだろう | genki darō |
Adverbial | 元気に | げんきに | genki ni |
Degree | 元気さ | げんきさ | genkisa |
Noun
[edit]- the fundamental force that permeates through all matter and life
- 835, Koubou Daishi, Shōryōshū, volume 2:
- 元氣倐動して葦牙乍ちに驚く
- genki shukudō shite ige tachimachi ni odoroku
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1687, Hōjō Dansui, Kōshoku Hasha Genshō, volume 1:
- 元気いまだわかたず、混じて一とす
- genki imada wakatazu, konjite ichi to su
- the life force not yet divided, combined as one
- 元気いまだわかたず、混じて一とす
- health, healthfulness
- (personal) energy
- 元気を出す
- genki o dasu
- to cheer up; to recover one's strength
- 元気を出す
- good spirits; vitality; cheer; liveliness; enthusiasm
- 元気よく答える
- genki yoku kotaeru
- to answer enthusiastically
- 元気いっぱいでかわいい
- genki ippai de kawaii
- cute and full of energy
- 元気よく答える
Proper noun
[edit]- a male given name
Etymology 2
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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元 | 気 |
もと Grade: 2 |
き Grade: 1 |
kun'yomi | kan'on |
Alternative spelling |
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元氣 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 元 (moto, “origin, beginning”) + 気 (ki, “sense; mood; energy; spirit”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- a male given name
References
[edit]- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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