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 Meanings Expression, Godan verb any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way (literally: if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper) Kanji 風 wind. Read as かぜ. 吹 blow. Read as ふく. 桶 tub; bucket. Read as おけ. 屋 shop 儲 profit. Read as もうかる. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists