Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Live, Laugh, Love

生きる笑う愛する (ikiru warau aisuru)

The Japanese phrase 生きる笑う愛する meaning "Live, Laugh, Love" is composed of the verbs 生きる (read ikiru) meaning "to live", 笑う (read warau) meaning "to laugh" and 愛する (read aisuru) meaning "to love".

This artwork makes a truly lovely gift and is a visual reminder of the importance of living well.

生きる笑う愛する — Block
Live, Laugh, Love Block Horizontal
生きる笑う愛する — Semi-Cursive
Live, Laugh, Love Semi-Cursive Horizontal
生きる笑う愛する — Block
Live, Laugh, Love Block Vertical
生きる笑う愛する — Cursive
Live, Laugh, Love Cursive Vertical
生きる笑う愛する — Cursive
Live, Laugh, Love Cursive Vertical
生きる笑う愛する — Semi-Cursive
Live, Laugh, Love Semi-Cursive Vertical
生きる笑う愛する — Semi-Cursive
Live, Laugh, Love Semi-Cursive Vertical

生笑愛 (sei shou ai)

The Japanese 生笑愛 meaning "Live, Laugh, Love" is composed of the kanji (read sei) meaning "live", (read shou) meaning "laugh", and (read ai) meaning "love".

Japanese often leaves off grammatical elements for space or artistic reasons. So even though this is an abbreviation, the meaning is clear. We also have the full version Live, Laugh, Love (ikiru warau aisuru).

生笑愛 — Semi-Cursive
Live, Laugh, Love Semi-Cursive Horizontal
生笑愛 — Block
Live, Laugh, Love Block Vertical
生笑愛 — Cursive
Live, Laugh, Love Cursive Vertical
生笑愛 — Cursive
Live, Laugh, Love Cursive Vertical
生笑愛 — Semi-Cursive
Live, Laugh, Love Semi-Cursive Vertical
生笑愛 — Semi-Cursive
Live, Laugh, Love Semi-Cursive Vertical