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.

Live, Laugh, Love (生きる笑う愛する) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Live, Laugh, Love 生きる笑う愛する ikiru warau aisuru Block Vertical VB6C

Live, Laugh, Love (生きる笑う愛する) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Live, Laugh, Love 生きる笑う愛する ikiru warau aisuru Cursive Vertical VC5B

Live, Laugh, Love 生きる笑う愛する ikiru warau aisuru Cursive Vertical VC6B

Live, Laugh, Love (生きる笑う愛する) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Live, Laugh, Love 生きる笑う愛する ikiru warau aisuru Semi-Cursive Vertical VS4C

Live, Laugh, Love 生きる笑う愛する ikiru warau aisuru Semi-Cursive Vertical VS6C

Live, Laugh, Love 生きる笑う愛する ikiru warau aisuru Block Horizontal HB4A

Live, Laugh, Love 生きる笑う愛する ikiru warau aisuru Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS5A

生笑愛 (sei shou ai)

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