genki

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese げんき (energetic, peppy)

Noun

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genki (plural genki)

  1. (anime and manga) A playful, hyperactive girl.

Adjective

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genki (comparative more genki, superlative most genki)

  1. (anime and manga, typically of a girl) Playful and hyperactive.
    • 2009 July 7, Dave Baranyi, “Aoi Hana - Blue Flowers for a Blue Girl”, in rec.arts.anime.misc[1] (Usenet):
      Akira, the genki red head, is accosted by Kyouko, a predatory blond girl in her high school.

Japanese

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Romanization

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genki

  1. Rōmaji transcription of げんき