Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Fortune Smiles

運が向く (un ga muku)

The Japanese phrase 運が向く means "fortune smiles (on me)" and is composed of the word (read un) meaning "fortune; luck", the grammatical element (read ga) indicating the previous word is the object of the verb, and the verb 向く (read muku) meaning "to face towards". Literally 運が向く means "luck turns towards (me)".
運が向く — Semi-Cursive
Fortune Smiles Semi-Cursive Horizontal
運が向く — Semi-Cursive
Fortune Smiles Semi-Cursive Horizontal
運が向く — Block
Fortune Smiles Block Vertical
運が向く — Cursive
Fortune Smiles Cursive Vertical
運が向く — Cursive
Fortune Smiles Cursive Vertical
運が向く — Semi-Cursive
Fortune Smiles Semi-Cursive Vertical
運が向く — Semi-Cursive
Fortune Smiles Semi-Cursive Vertical