元気な（げんきな、genkina）
- healthy/lively

The Japanese word 元気な げんきな is an adjective that means "healthy," "energetic," "lively," "well," or "in good spirits." It describes a state of being full of energy and vitality, both physically and mentally. It can also refer to being in good health. The word is used to describe a person's current state. 元気な can also be translated as "cheerful" or "doing well."

⚫︎ 元気な子供 Translation: A healthy/energetic/lively child. ⚫︎ 彼女はとても元気な Translation: She is very energetic/well. ⚫︎ おはようございます、元気な？ Translation: Good morning, are you well?

⚫︎ 元気な is used to describe people, animals, and sometimes even objects (like a lively party). ⚫︎ It is often used as a greeting or a response to a greeting. For example, when someone asks お元気ですか？ ("How are you?"), a common response is 元気です ("I'm fine"). ⚫︎ It can also be used to express admiration for someone's vitality or to encourage someone. ⚫︎ The "な" at the end makes it a "na-adjective," so it modifies nouns directly. For instance, 元気な人 means "a healthy person" or "an energetic person."

⚫︎ The word is typically written as 元気な. ⚫︎ The kanji is 元気, and the hiragana suffix is な. ⚫︎ The full form using kanji and hiragana is: 元気な ⚫︎ Other forms such as 元気だった (was/were healthy/energetic) are possible.

⚫︎ 活発な (kappatsuna) - active, lively ⚫︎ 健康な (kenkōna) - healthy (focusing on physical health) ⚫︎ 精力的（な） (seiryokuteki(na)) - energetic, vigorous

⚫︎ 病気な (byōki na) - sick ⚫︎ 不健康な (fukenkōna) - unhealthy ⚫︎ だるい (daruī) - sluggish, lethargic

今日の会議は元気な人たちでいっぱいだった。 ・Translation: The meeting today was full of energetic people. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 元気な to describe the people at the meeting, highlighting their liveliness and energy.

最近、あまり元気なじゃないので、医者に行こうと思っています。 ・Translation: I haven't been feeling very well lately, so I'm thinking of going to the doctor. ・Explanation: This sentence uses the negative form 元気な to describe the speaker's current poor condition.

The word 元気 is a compound word. 元 (gen) means "origin," "source," or "basis," and 気 (ki) means "spirit," "energy," or "mood." Together, 元気 implies a fundamental source of energy or spirit. The addition of the adjectival suffix な (na) allows it to modify nouns.