Proverb / Kotowaza
早寝早起き病知らず
Going to bed early and waking up early leads to a healthy life free from sickness.
Early to bed, early to rise, not knowing illness
Quick Answer
Going to bed early and waking up early leads to a healthy life free from sickness.
- Literal Image
- Early to bed, early to rise, not knowing illness
- Closest Equivalent
- Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
- How to Use It
- Used when advising someone on the importance of a regular routine or explaining why someone stays healthy.
Meaning
This proverb emphasizes that establishing a regular lifestyle of going to bed early and rising early is the key to physical well-being. By maintaining disciplined sleep habits, one can prevent disease and stay healthy.
Literal Image
Early to bed, early to rise, not knowing illness
Equivalent Proverbs
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Includes broader benefits like wealth and wisdom, but shares the core health message.
How to Use It
Used when advising someone on the importance of a regular routine or explaining why someone stays healthy.
Tone
Instructive and reassuring.
Examples
早寝早起き病知らずというが、規則正しい生活が健康の基本だ。
They say 'early to bed and early to rise keeps sickness away,' and indeed a regular life is the foundation of health.
Learning Notes
Key Vocabulary
While the vocabulary is straightforward, the compound construction and the classical 'shirazu' ending are typical of proverbs at this level.
早寝
はやね / hayane
sleeping early
早起き
はやおき / hayaoki
waking early
病
やまい / yamai
illness; disease
知らず
しらず / shirazu
not knowing; without
Usage Profile
Misread Risk
Do not confuse 'yamai' (illness) with 'itami' (pain).
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Origin
This proverb stems from ancient wisdom regarding the health benefits of regular sleep habits. Modern medicine has since provided scientific evidence for the importance of sleep in maintaining health.
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