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Also can you explain what each kanji character means?
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What is the difference between 元気 and 元氣?
The kanji 氣 is an old alternative form of 気. You may see this kanji in
calligraphy arts, historical documents and such, but in modern usage this word
is always 元気.
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Modern Chinese differentiates between Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc) and
Simplified characters (mainland). One might assume that Japanese Kanji and
Traditional Chinese are the same thing; not so. The Japanese have made a
number of their own simplifications. Here are a few examples of Kanji that are
considered "archaic" by Japanese standards, but are the everyday form used in
Traditional:

> [氣]{hei3}→[気]{き}
>
> [學]{hok6}→[学]{がく}
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> [貓]{maau1}→[猫]{びょう} (previously みょう, previously めう)
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> [國]{gwok3}→[国]{こく}

For instance, the word for weather in Cantonese is [天氣]{tin1 hei3}. Look
familiar? :)
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