かぜ
風
　
が
ふ
吹
　
け
　
ば
おけ
桶
や
屋
　
が
もう
儲
　
か
　
る

expression, Godan verb

Proverb.
  1. any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way, if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かぜ
風
　
が
ふ
吹
　
け
　
ば
おけ
桶
や
屋
　
が
もう
儲
　
か
　
る
 風が吹けば桶屋が儲かる かぜがふけばおけやがもうかる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wind, air, style
かぜ　フウ　フ (2nd, N4)
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン　およ.そ　ハン (7th, N1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
blow, breathe, puff
ふ.く　ふき　スイ (7th, N3)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
tub, bucket
おけ　ヨウ　トウ (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
road with walls on both sides
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
ma
utilize, business, service
ヨウ　もち.いる　たから (2nd, N4)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
roof, house, shop
や　オク　た (3rd, N4)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ　いた.る　のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
be profitable, yield profit
もう.ける　チョ　もうけ (Kentei Pre-1)
human radical (no. 9)
various, many, several
ショ　もろ (6th, N2)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
someone, person
シャ　もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (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)