034Japanese proverb ことわざ
笑う門には福来る
わらうかどにはふくきたる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
- 笑う waraulaughing
- 門 kadogate, home
- に nito, toward
- は
- 福
- 来る
に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.