かぜ
風邪
　
は
まん
万
びょう
病
　
の
もと
元

expression

Proverb.
  1. a cold can lead to all sorts of illnesses.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かぜ
風邪
　
は
まん
万
びょう
病
　
の
もと
元
 風邪は万病の元 かぜはまんびょうのもと
かぜ
風邪
　
は
まん
万
びょう
病
　
の
　
も
　
と
 風邪は万病のもと かぜはまんびょうのもと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wind, air, style
かぜ　フウ　フ (2nd, N4)
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン　およ.そ　ハン (Early Jr. High, 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
wicked, injustice, wrong
ジャ　よこし.ま (Late Jr. High, N1)
tusk, fang, tusk radical (no. 92)
きば　ガ　ゲ (Late High School)
capital city, おおざる, (邑 variant)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
ill, sick
ビョウ　やまい　や.む (3rd, N4)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク　ニャク　ソウ
third class, 3rd, 3rd calendar sign
ひのえ　ヘイ (Early High School, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
inside, within, between
ナイ　うち　ダイ (2nd, N3)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
beginning, former time, origin
ゲン　もと　ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)