KANAE
034Japanese proverb ことわざ

笑う門には福来る

Warau kado ni wa fuku kitaru

“Fortune comes to homes that laugh.”

Word for wordTo the laughing gate, fortune comes.

The meaning

Good cheer attracts what it gives. A home, a team or a person who cultivates laughter creates the conditions where good things arrive more willingly.

At the origin

A popular proverb often calligraphed in Japanese homes.

The characters

  1. 笑う waraulaughing
  2. kadogate, home
  3. nito, toward
  4. 来る

The complete word-by-word reading, in KANAE.

ParticleThe point of arrival: a place, a moment, a destination.

In practice

Bring the first cheerful note into the room instead of waiting for it.

Themes

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