The difference between using 元気 and 宜しい/宜しく


As the title hints, I'm wondering what the usage differences are between
these. I've suggested to myself that it may just be a difference with nouns
and adverbs, or maybe that 宜 is just a Japanese reading of the similar meaning
that can be interchanged with saying you are 'well' or 'good'.

I'd like for someone to clear this up just so I know for other examples in the
future, and what sort of context they'd be used in if they are meant for
different occasions.




They are quite different words.

元気 is used to describe people (or animals etc) and their moods. It often means
something like 'healthy and happy', 'doing well', etc; and when it's used to
describe a personality it means something like 'positive and energetic'.

宜しい is basically the formal form of いい, meaning 'good (in general)',
'positive', 'satisfactory', 'permissible', etc. It's used to describe mostly
situations and actions. (I don't think you can really use 宜しい to mean 'high
quality' or 'nice' like you can いい, but I could be wrong.)

Be careful not to let your understanding of English words get in the way of
your understanding of Japanese words. English 'good' can mean many things,
including 'doing well', 'positive', 'satisfactory', 'high quality', even 'not
in need of what you're offering'; and there's no single Japanese word that
corresponds to all of these senses.




They are quite different words.

元気 is used to describe people (or animals etc) and their moods. It often means
something like 'healthy and happy', 'doing well', etc; and when it's used to
describe a personality it means something like 'positive and energetic'.

宜しい is basically the formal form of いい, meaning 'good (in general)',
'positive', 'satisfactory', 'permissible', etc. It's used to describe mostly
situations and actions. (I don't think you can really use 宜しい to mean 'high
quality' or 'nice' like you can いい, but I could be wrong.)

Be careful not to let your understanding of English words get in the way of
your understanding of Japanese words. English 'good' can mean many things,
including 'doing well', 'positive', 'satisfactory', 'high quality', even 'not
in need of what you're offering'; and there's no single Japanese word that
corresponds to all of these senses.

