How to Say ‘A good day’ in Japanese
よい一日
yoi tsuitachi
[yoh-ee ee-chee-nee-chee]
💬 Usage Tip: Often used with [を] + [お過ごしください] to make a polite wish: [よい一日をお過ごしください].
🇯🇵 In Japan: This phrase feels like customer-service Japanese, but it’s also appropriate in school calls as a courteous sign-off.
Phrase Breakdown
よい
yoi
[yoh-ee]
good; nice
Describes the noun that follows. In よい一日 it means “a good day,” commonly used in polite closings.
今日もよい一日をお過ごしください。
Please have a good day today as well.
一日
tsuitachi
[ee-chee-nee-chee]
one day; a day
Noun “one day / a whole day.” Together with よい, it forms a common phrase meaning “a good day.”
よい一日をお過ごしください。
Please have a good day.
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