Etymology

genki

G2E1N1K5I1

Today it means: A playful, hyperactive girl. Full definition →

Japanese げんき
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  1. Japanese · borrowed fromげんき
  2. Japanese · borrowed fromげんき
  3. English todaygenki

Borrowed from Japanese げんき (“energetic, peppy”).

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