風が吹けば桶屋が儲かる

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かぜ
Grade: 2

Grade: S
おけ
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 3
もう
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ka̠ze̞ ɡa̠ ɸɯ̟ᵝke̞ba̠ o̞ke̞ja̠ ɡa̠ mo̞ːka̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Proverb

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(かぜ)()けば(おけ)()(もう)かる (kaze ga fukeba okeya ga mōkaru

  1. Used to point out a far-fetched or circuitous chain of events. For want of a nail the kingdom was lost.