Kanji 元 beginning, former time, origin 付 adhere, attach, refer to Related words 励はげ まし 励まし is more about active encouragement or cheering someone on, while 元気づけ focuses on restoring vitality or lifting spirits.
元げん 気き 元気 is the state of being energetic or healthy; 元気づけ is the thing that brings about that state.
Written forms 元げん 気き づけ
Standard kanji-kana spelling; the okurigana づけ is commonly used.
元げん 気き 付づ け
Alternate spelling using 付 for づけ ; less common but still seen.
Etymology Compound of 元気 (genki, 'energy, vitality') + 付け (tsuke, nominalized form of 付ける 'to attach, apply'), literally 'applying energy'. The reading づけ is a rendaku (voicing) of つけ .
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