げん
元
き
気
　
い
　
っ
　
ぱ
　
い

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の, adverb, noun

  1. brimming with health (vigor, vigor), full of vitality, full of health.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
げん
元
き
気
　
い
　
っ
　
ぱ
　
い
 元気いっぱい げんきいっぱい
げん
元
き
気
いっ
一
ぱい
杯
 元気一杯 げんきいっぱい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beginning, former time, origin
ゲン　もと　ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
spirit, mind, air
キ　き　ケ (1st, N5)
spirit, steam radical (no. 84)
キ　ケ　いき (Kentei 1)
person, (人 variant)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)