お元気ですか

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
元 気
げん
Grade: 2 		き
Grade: 1
kan'on
Alternative spelling
お元氣ですか (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “are you [honorific prefix] energetic/healthy?”.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おげんきですか [ò géꜜǹkì dèsù kà] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ ɡẽ̞ŋʲkʲi de̞sɨ̥ ka̠]

Phrase

お元(げん)気(き)ですか。 • (o-genki desu ka?) 

  1. how are you?
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