How do you say "Health is most important." in Japanese?

"Health is most important." in Japanese is "健康が一番大切です。". This phrase is commonly used in Japan.

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How to Say ‘Health is most important.’ in Japanese

Q: What does "健康が一番大切です。" mean in English?

"健康が一番大切です。" means "Health is most important." in English. Usage tip: [一番] before an adjective makes a simple "most ..." statement: [一番大切です] = "is most important." This is an easy pattern to reuse, like [家族が一番大事です。].

健康が一番大切です。

kenkou ga ichiban taisetsu desu

[ken-koh gah ee-chee-bahn tie-set-soo dess]

💬 Usage Tip: [一番] before an adjective makes a simple "most ..." statement: [一番大切です] = "is most important." This is an easy pattern to reuse, like [家族が一番大事です。].

🇯🇵 In Japan: Saying [健康が一番大切です。] is very natural in family talk in Japan, especially from older relatives. It sounds warm and sensible, not overly dramatic.

Phrase Breakdown

健康

kenkou

[ken-koh]

health

Refers to health as the topic being valued most in this sentence.

Example

健康が一番大切ですとよく言います。

People often say, 'Health is the most important.'

が

[gah]

subject marker

Marks 健康 as the subject of the sentence.

Example

睡眠が大事です。

Sleep is important.

一番

ichiban

[ee-chee-bahn]

the most; number one

Shows the highest degree of importance.

Example

家では健康が一番です。

At home, health comes first.

大切です

taisetsu desu

Words in this phrase

大切

taisetsu

[tie-set-soo]

important

Describes health as something very important.

Example

食事も大切です。

Meals are important too.

です

desu

[dess]

is; polite ending

Completes the sentence politely.

Example

それが大事です。

That is important.

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