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良い日を選ぶ (よいひをえらぶ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

良よい日ひを選えらぶ

also: いいひをえらぶ

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-bu)

choose a lucky day; pick an auspicious date

Used when selecting a date for an event based on traditional calendar beliefs or fortune-telling.

結けっ婚こん式しきのために良よい日ひを選えらぶ。
We choose a lucky day for the wedding.
引ひっ越こしの日ひは、カレンダーで良よい日ひを選えら

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For the moving day, we picked an auspicious date from the calendar.

Written forms

良い日を選ぶ
- よいひをえらぶ
  Standard kanji spelling using 良い for 'good'.
- いいひをえらぶ
いい日ひを選えらぶ
Colloquial spelling using いい, common in everyday writing.
いいひをえらぶ

Kanji

良good, pleasing, skilled
日day, sun, Japan
選elect, select, choose

Similar words

日ひを選えらぶ
Means 'to choose a day' without the nuance of luck or auspiciousness.
吉きち日じつ
A noun meaning 'lucky day', often used in formal contexts like 大安吉日.

Etymology

Phrase composed of 良い (good) + 日 (day) + を (object marker) + 選ぶ (to choose). The expression is transparent and follows standard grammar.