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What is written on this daruma/what SHOULD be written on one?

dazexxx

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Hello!
I was wondering if someone could tell me what is written on this daruma?
I'm drawing one and I don't want to make a mistake - but I've seen so many different characters written on different daruma -- I'm not sure which one is most correct or most traditional or?? If this isn't correct, I would appreciate any guidance on the matter.
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Thank you!
 

fuku
good fortune / happiness

It's the most common one. 寿[Kotobuki] "felicitation / congratulation" is also common, and 必勝[hisshō] "certain victory" is used as prayer for victory.
 
Yeah, the color is almost always red. Ah, that reminds me, you live in Gunma! You must be familiar with daruma.:)
 
Check out google images...search for だるま and you'll see a ton of examples (mainly red and gold...but some interesting variations...a Doraemon daruma! cool). "Fuku" (happiness...the character on the image you provided) seems to be the most common character.
 
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