Illustration: On an overcast morning outside a Japanese apartment building, a resident carries a laundry basket toward the shared drying area with a buoyant little skipping step. They greet a neighbor with a broad smile and an enthusiastic free-hand wave, nearly turning the movement into a dance.

JLPT N3na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

陽よう気き

youki

cheerful, lively

Example sentences

彼女かのじょはいつも陽気ようきだ。
She is always cheerful.
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水夫すいふは陽気ようきな歌うたを歌うたった。
The sailors sang merry songs.
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彼かれは陽気ようきに笑わらった。
He laughed a merry laugh.
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Kanji in 陽気

陽sunshine; yang principleOnヨウKunひ
気spirit; mindOnキ・ケKunいき・き

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