わた
渡
　
り
　
に
ふね
船

expression, noun, takes genitive case の

Idiomatic expression.
  1. godsend, lifesaver, timely offer, windfall.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
わた
渡
　
り
　
に
ふね
船
 渡りに船 わたりにふね
わた
渡
　
り
　
に
ふね
舟
 渡りに舟 わたりにふね
　
わ
　
た
　
り
　
に
ふね
船
 わたりに船 わたりにふね

Contained Kanji Breakdown

transit, ford, ferry
わた.る　わたり　ト (7th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
degrees, occurrence, time
ド　タク　たび (3rd, N4)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
ship, boat
ふね　セン　ふな- (2nd, N3)
boat, ship
ふね　ふな-　シュウ (7th, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
a marsh at the foot of the hills, name of a river
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)