Word Meaning 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 kaze ga fukebaokeya ga moukaru

風が吹けば桶屋が儲かる is read as かぜがふけばおけやがもうかる (kaze ga fukebaokeya ga moukaru) and means any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

かぜがふけばおけやがもうかる

Romaji

kaze ga fukebaokeya ga moukaru

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 76 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 158628 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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風呂屋

ふろや

bathhouse proprietor

風の吹き回し

かぜのふきまわし

chance

風呂吹き

ふろふき

boiled daikon (or turnip, etc.) eaten hot with miso

風を吹かす

かぜをふかす

to exercise one's authority as a (noun)

風に吹かれて

かぜにふかれて

Blowin' in the wind

風呂桶

ふろおけ

bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped)

臆病風に吹かれる

おくびょうかぜにふかれる

to become scared

八百屋防風

やおやぼうふう

Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)

先輩風を吹かす

せんぱいかぜをふかす

to put on a patronizing air

明日は明日の風が吹く

あすはあすのかぜがふく

tomorrow will take care of itself

兄貴風を吹かす

あにきかぜをふかす

to act patronizingly

どういう風の吹き回しか

どういうかぜのふきまわしか

whatever brought that on?