CLOSED TODAY. It's a shop sign.

What a Japanese person actually thinks
Instantly and unmistakably a shop sign. Four solid kanji make it look profound, which is exactly why it keeps ending up on people.

Meaning

Literally: today + business closed
Actually: 'Closed today.' Hung in the window of a shop that isn't open.

Scores

Naturalness●●●●●

Perfect Japanese. Perfectly a sign.

Coolness●●●●●

It has genuine comic value on a body, which is not the same as being a good tattoo.

Watch out

highFour-character strings look like profound yojijukugo to non-readers. Plenty of them are just signage.

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悠々自適 yūyū jiteki
living at one's own unhurried pace

A real yojijukugo about a life free of pressure. If 'rest' was the idea, this is the elegant version.

On skin

本日休業

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