元気でいることを願っています
Genki de iru koto o negatte imasu
In Japanese, "hope you are doing well" is expressed as 元気でいることを願っています (Genki de iru koto o negatte imasu).
This phrase is a polite expression used in letters or emails to wish the recipient good health and happiness.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
While 元気でいることを願っています is a polite way to express this sentiment, a much more formal and sophisticated way to express the same idea in business correspondence is お元気でお過ごしのこととお察しします, which translates to "I trust you are doing well".
How do you pronounce it?
Genki de iru koto o negatte imasu
Did you know?
- In Japanese business letters, the concept of 'doing well' is often linked to the changing seasons rather than a direct inquiry into health. Writers frequently start with a comment about the current weather or seasonal beauty before even mentioning the recipient's well-being.
- The word 元気 (genki) used in the phrase literally breaks down into 'original' and 'spirit' or 'energy'. It implies that one's 'original energy' is intact and flowing correctly.
- In extremely formal writing, the phrase 'I trust you are doing well' uses the verb 察する (sassuru), which means 'to surmise' or 'to sense'. This suggests that the writer is intuitively sensing the recipient's prosperity without needing to ask.
Example conversation
Yui sends an email to Ren, a former classmate.
- 結衣 Yui久しぶり！元気でいることを願っています。Hisashiburi! Genki de iru koto o negatte imasu.Long time no see! I hope you are doing well.
- 蓮 Renありがとう。僕はとても元気だよ。Arigatou. Boku wa totemo genki dayo.Thanks. I'm doing very well.
- 結衣 Yuiそれはよかった。最近はどうしているの？Sore wa yokatta. Saikin wa dou shite iru no?That's good. How have you been lately?
- 蓮 Ren相変わらず忙しくしているよ。Aikawarazu isogashiku shite iru yo.I've been busy as usual.
