Devils Go Out Fortune Come In (oni wa soto fuku wa uchi)

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Here we offer 8 different hand-brushed Japanese Devils Go Out Fortune Come In tattoo designs by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. For these Devils Go Out Fortune Come In tattoo designs the fonts are different, but the characters and the meaning are the same. So order the style you like - the meaning is the same for each design.

Devils Go Out Fortune Come In in Japanese is 鬼は外福は内 which is read oni wa soto fuku wa uchi. The four-character idiom oni wa soto fuku wa uchi meaning "Devils Go Out Fortune Come In" is composed of the kanji 鬼 (read oni) meaning "devils,demons", the grammatical element は (read wa) which marks the preceding word as the subject, 外 (read soto) meaning "outside", 福 (read fuku) meaning "good fortune",the grammatical element は (read wa) which marks the preceding word as the subject,and 内 (read uchi) meaning "inside, within".

This beautiful calligraphy art of oni wa soto fuku wa uchi is appropriate for the entrance to the home and is a wish that evil spirits that bring misfortune and sickness be banished from the home and good fortune be welcomed in. This phrase is part of the mamemaki custom of purifying the home on the day before the start of spring by throwing beans out the front door while saying "oni wa soto! fuku wa uchi!" and then shutting the door.

With your order, you will receive everything you need for the perfect Devils Go Out Fortune Come In in Japanese Tattoo. Your design comes as an Adobe PDF file which means it will print exactly as Master Takase brushed the design and, of course, it includes the line art (also called a stencil) which your tattoo artist must have to properly ink the design.

As soon as your order is placed, you can download your Japanese tattoo design. We also send you an email with instructions should you want to download the design in the future. The Adobe PDF file completely documents the design and contains everything your tattoo artist needs to properly ink the design. Your tattoo artist does not need to know Japanese.