無病息災(むびょうそくさい)

むびょうそくさい
noun
good health; freedom from illness
idiomhealth
1. good health; freedom from illness
Being free of illness and living safely, mostly as something prayed or wished for.
無病息災(むびょうそくさい)を祈(いの)る。
To pray for good health.
七草粥(ななくさがゆ)を食(た)べて無病息災(むびょうそくさい)を願(ねが)う。
We eat seven-herb porridge and wish for good health.
お正月(しょうがつ)には神社(じんじゃ)にお参(まい)りして、家族(かぞく)の無病息災(むびょうそくさい)をお願(ねが)いする。
At New Year, we visit a shrine and pray for our family's good health.

A four-character compound (四字熟語(よじじゅくご)): 無病(むびょう) (no illness) + 息災(そくさい) (safe and well). It is used almost only with verbs of praying or wishing, at New Year and at seasonal festivals.

Common collocations

  • 無病息災(むびょうそくさい)を祈(いの)る / 願(ねが)う: to pray for good health
  • 家内安全(かないあんぜん)・無病息災(むびょうそくさい): safety for the household and good health (a common wish on shrine charms)

Similar words

  • 一病息災(いちびょうそくさい): "one illness, long life": someone with one chronic illness takes care and lives long
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Added 2026.10.9 4:48 · Revised 2026.10.9 4:49
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