My housemate wanted some calligraphy for our house. He asked for a phrase which relates to people coming together and having a good time.
I asked my Japanese teacher for such a phrase and she recommended this 4-character idiom. Loosely translated, it means “full of a happy friendly atmosphere when people gather together”.
和 = peace
気 = energy, spirit
藹 = harmonious (ngl, I’d never seen this kanji before)
々 = ditto mark (repeats the character above)
Before I wrote the real thing I practiced a bunch of times on hanshi calligraphy paper:
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Calligraphy by Vicky 