Japanese Phrase for Greeting: "元気？"

"元気？" (Genki?) is a casual greeting commonly used in Japanese, literally meaning "Are you doing well?" It's used between close friends; for someone of higher status, the polite form "お元気ですか？" (Ogenki desu ka?) is used instead. A typical reply is "うん、元気だよ。〇〇は？" (Un, genki da yo. ~ wa?).