How do you say "Please take care. (Get well soon.)" in Japanese?

"Please take care. (Get well soon.)" in Japanese is "お大事にしてください。". This phrase is commonly used in Japan.

What does "お大事にしてください。" mean in English?

"お大事にしてください。" means "Please take care. (Get well soon.)" in English. Usage tip: A slightly more formal, complete version of [お大事に]. Great for phone closings.

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How to Say ‘Please take care. (Get well soon.)’ in Japanese

お大事にしてください。

o daiji ni shi te kudasai

[oh dye-jee nee shee teh koo-dah-sigh]

💬 Usage Tip: A slightly more formal, complete version of [お大事に]. Great for phone closings.

🇯🇵 In Japan: This is a typical wrap-up line in schools/clinics—expect it when you report illness-related absence.

Phrase Breakdown

お大事に

o daiji ni

Take care. / Get well soon.

A polite phrase said to someone who is sick. Often used by teachers/school staff to parents.

Example

お大事に。

Take care.

Words in this phrase

お

[oh]

honorific prefix

Adds politeness to the phrase.

Example

お大事にしてください。

Please take care.

大事

daiji

[dye-jee]

take care (well-being)

Key word in the set phrase meaning “take care of yourself.”

Example

お大事にしてください。

Please take care.

に

[nee]

to; in

Makes お大事に into a fixed, natural expression.

Example

お大事にしてください。

Please take care.

してください

shi te kudasai

please do (it)

Polite request form: “please.” Attached to a verb in て-form (implicit here): “please (do that).”

Example

連絡してください。

Please contact me/us.

Words in this phrase

し

shi

[shee]

do (te-form stem)

Forms お大事にして… (lit. “do take care”).

Example

お大事にしてください。

Please take care.

て

[teh]

te-form connector

Connects to ください for a polite request.

Example

お大事にしてください。

Please take care.

ください

kudasai

[koo-dah-sigh]

please

Polite request word in 〜てください.

Example

お大事にしてください。

Please take care.

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