JLPT N5 vocabulary
元気: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
げんき1Atamadaka · high start
na-adjective
Meaning
- lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited
- healthy, well, fit, in good health

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 元気 | 元気 |
| Plain past過去形 | 元気 | 元気 |
| Polite presentです形 | 元気 | 元気 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 元気 | 元気 |
| Te-formて形 | 元気 | 元気 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 元気 | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 元気 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 元気 | 元気 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 元気 | 元気 |
Example sentences
亭主が元気で留守なのが一番気楽だ。
It's most relaxing when my husband is healthy and away from home.
小学校の先生は親切で元気であるべきだ。
Elementary school teachers should be kind and energetic.
父が倒れたのを境に母はめっきり元気が無くなった。
Ever since Dad collapsed, Mom has noticeably lost her energy.