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JLPT N5 · Polite set phrases

おげんきですか

how are you?

Stroke order of おげんきですか

7 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

お · 3 strokesげ · 5 strokesん · 1 strokesき · 4 strokesで · 3 strokesす · 2 strokesか · 3 strokes

Memory trick

OGENKI DESU KA — 'oh, gen-key' is your energy up? How are you?

Parts: Polite 'how are you'; げんき means healthy/energetic

The characters in おげんきですか

  • お お — o (3 strokes)
  • げ げ — ge (5 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)
  • き き — ki (4 strokes)
  • で で — de (3 strokes)
  • す す — su (2 strokes)
  • か か — ka (3 strokes)

Example sentence

お元気ですか。私は元気です。

おげんきですか。わたしはげんきです。

How are you? I'm fine.

More words: Polite set phrases

いってきますI'm off; see you laterいってらっしゃいhave a good day; take careただいまI'm homeおかえりなさいwelcome homeどういたしましてyou're welcomeいらっしゃいませwelcome (in shops)おかげさまでthanks to you; I'm fineしつれいしますexcuse me (entering/leaving)くださいplease give meどうぞplease; go ahead; here you areではwell thenじゃあねsee you; byeまたねsee you laterおめでとうcongratulations

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