early to bed, early to rise
Proverbial set phrase encouraging a healthy sleep schedule. Often used as a standalone saying or as part of longer expressions like 早寝早起きは健康の秘訣.
祖母はいつも「早寝早起きが一番だよ」と言っていた。
My grandmother always said, 'Early to bed and early to rise is best.'
健康のために、早寝早起き
For my health, I try to go to bed early and get up early.
早寝早起き praises a healthy early-to-bed, early-to-rise routine, while 夜更かし describes staying up late, the lifestyle habit it warns against.
Standard kanji spelling for the set phrase.
Kana-mixed spelling sometimes used for readability or in children's materials.
Mixed spelling variant; less common than the full-kanji form.
Compound of 早寝 (early sleep) and 早起き (early rising). The phrase is a direct Japanese rendering of the proverbial wisdom found in many cultures, notably Benjamin Franklin's 'Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.'