![]() You're probably starting to see why defining genki is so complex. When you put 元 and 気 together, their combination means "origin of energy" or "life force." In general, this can be thought of as your health, your energy, the energy of living things, or the universe. When Goku uses his spirit bomb attack, he collects the 気 from all living things on Earth, which he then redirects towards whatever menacing alien he's trying to defeat. When Dragon Ball characters "power up," they're charging their 気. One visual representation for 気 you might know comes from the Dragon Ball series. Essentially, it's the vital energy-the life force-that animates the body and all matter in the universe. In fact, it's the same word: the Japanese 気 evolved from the Chinese 氣 (which is all that chi/ qi stuff). Have you ever watched a Chinese martial arts movie or heard a yoga instructor talk about "centering your chi" or "focusing qi"? Well, 気 is the same idea. The 元 (origin) is self-explanatory, but the idea of 気 (energy, mind) is more abstract. To properly understand any new Japanese word, it's a good habit to begin by dissecting its kanji. Okay, back to the words version! The Kanji for Genki Or, perhaps you could just go learn kanji? If you do it right, it's not as hard as everyone says.īefore you move on: We also recorded a podcast about the word "genki" and all its uses, though we highly recommend you read the article and listen to the podcast episode (instead of just one or the other).Īnd if you want to be nice, you can subscribe to the Tofugu podcast wherever podcasts go to live out their final years. For kanji you don't know, we recommend looking them up in a Japanese dictionary. You can always come back when you're ready. Don't worry! They can be learned in a day or two using our system. Prerequisite: This guide is going to use hiragana and some katakana, so we highly recommend you learn them beforehand by reading these (and most of our) guides. Genki as a Thing That You Can Do Something With.By the end of this article, you'll have a much clearer idea of where, when, and how to use genki. We're going to clear up all that confusion right now. In fact, if your general idea of genki is just the typical "energy" translation, you may be using it wrong. And while most dictionaries translate it as "good health," "spirit," "pep," or "vigor," there's more to it. Heck, even one of the most popular Japanese textbooks is named Genki!īut the meaning of this pervasive Japanese word is muddy. ![]() Classroom students tend to learn "Ogenki desu ka?" (How are you?) before they learn hiragana, katakana, or any grammar. When you begin learning Japanese, one of the first words you run into is genki (元気). ![]() 元気(げんき) lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited, healthy, fit, the basic energy of the universe that flows through everything
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