genki

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noun

A playful, hyperactive girl.

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

noungenki (plural genki)
  1. animeA playful, hyperactive girl.
adjectivegenki (comparative more genki, superlative most genki)

comparative more genki · superlative most genki

  1. typically of a girlanimePlayful and hyperactive.

    Akira, the genki red head, is accosted by Kyouko, a predatory blond girl in her high school.

    2009 July 7, Dave Baranyi, “Aoi Hana - Blue Flowers for a Blue Girl”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet)
    1 more example

    I was really struck by how many of the bishoujo cliches it managed to bring up. We already have the older sister, younger sister, childhood friend, and exotic transfer student. We have a genki girl, a ditzy girl, a hime-sama, and a meido.

    2006 October 13, Abraham Evangelista, “Re: Crescent Love - dull new anime”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet)

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Origin

  1. Japaneseげんき
  2. Japaneseげんき
  3. Englishgenki

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

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“genki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genki. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genki,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genki.

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