ぼう
棒
　
ほ
　
ど
ねが
願
　
っ
　
て
はり
針
　
ほ
　
ど
かな
叶
　
う

expression, Godan verb

Proverb.
  1. you can't always get what you want, man plans and God laughs, things don't always turn out the way you hope.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぼう
棒
　
ほ
　
ど
ねが
願
　
っ
　
て
はり
針
　
ほ
　
ど
かな
叶
　
う
 棒ほど願って針ほど叶う ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

rod, stick, cane
ボウ (6th, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
observance, offer, present
ブ　まつ.る　ホウ (8th, N1)
folded hands
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
petition, request, vow
ねが.う　ガン　-ねがい (4th, N3)
meadow, original, primitive
ゲン　はら　わら (2nd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
spring, fountain
セン　ぜん　いずみ (6th, N2)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
water
みず　スイ　み (1st, N5)
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
needle, pin, staple
はり　シン　は (6th, N2)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
grant, answer
かな.える　かのう　キョウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)