備(そな)えあれば憂(うれ)いなし

そなえあればうれいなし
expression
if you are prepared, you need not worry
proverb
1. if you are prepared, you need not worry
Prepare in advance and there will be nothing to worry about when trouble comes.
備(そな)えあれば憂(うれ)いなし。
Be prepared and you'll have no worries.
備(そな)えあれば憂(うれ)いなしで、非常食(ひじょうしょく)を買(か)っておこう。
Let's buy some emergency food. Better to be prepared.
地震(じしん)の多(おお)い日本(にほん)では、備(そな)えあれば憂(うれ)いなしという考(かんが)え方(かた)が大切(たいせつ)だ。
In earthquake-prone Japan, the idea that preparation prevents worry matters a great deal.

Etymology

From a Chinese classical saying (有備無患(ゆうびむかん)). あれば is the conditional of ある, and なし is the classical form of ない.

Usage

A stock phrase in disaster preparedness (防災(ぼうさい)), in advice about savings and insurance, and before exams.

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Compare: 転(ころ)ばぬ先(さき)の杖(つえ) (better safe than sorry)
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Added 2026.10.5 10:58 · Revised 2026.10.5 10:59
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