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鯉 is the Japanese Kanji that created the title “koi fish.” 鯉 is pronounced “koi” in Japanese.
Here is the reality: 鯉 actually means “carp” in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja. Koi fish really are carp (by species) and were bred to obtain colorful variations in ancient China. Some generations later, some of these colorful fish were transported to Japan, where they also became vastly popular.
Note: Please see our other entry for koi fish (Nishiki Goi) which is a more normal selection for a Japanese koi fish enthusiast to have on their wall.
If you like or collect and maintain koi fish, 錦鯉 is the wall scroll for you.
Technically, this is a certain and revered species of “koi fish” in Japan, but it is the most normal selection for a wall scroll (more normal than the actual Kanji for “koi” or “fish” alone.
This literally means “brocade carp” or “embroidered carp.” This term is also used to mean the same thing in China (which is the origin of koi fish breeding and cultivation, several generations before they became popular in Japan).
For those of you that don't know, the Kanji for “koi” (which is pronounced “goi” in this entry) really means “carp.” If you want the word that means “koi fish,” it would just be the generic word for “carp fish.” That would include both colorful carp and the more mundane gray carp (the ones people eat if they don't mind lots of bones).
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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
鯉 鲤 see styles |
lǐ li3 li koi(p); koi こい(P); コイ |
More info & calligraphy: Koi Fishcommon carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp; (personal name) Ri |
錦鯉 锦鲤 see styles |
jǐn lǐ jin3 li3 chin li nishikigoi にしきごい |
More info & calligraphy: Koi Fish / Nishiki Goicoloured carp; colored carp |
鯉魚 鲤鱼 see styles |
lǐ yú li3 yu2 li yü |
More info & calligraphy: Carp / Koi Fish |
ワタカ see styles |
wataka ワタカ |
(kana only) wataka (Ischikauia steenackeri) (freshwater fish of the carp family) |
幟 帜 see styles |
zhì zhi4 chih noboru のぼる |
flag (1) (kana only) nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; (2) (kana only) Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer; (given name) Noboru |
鮍 鲏 see styles |
pí pi2 p`i pi |
see 鰟鮍|鳑鲏, small carp |
鮒 鲋 see styles |
fù fu4 fu funa ふな |
silver carp (kana only) crucian carp (Carassius spp.); (surname) Funa |
鯇 鲩 see styles |
huàn huan4 huan |
grass carp |
鯪 鲮 see styles |
líng ling2 ling |
mud carp (Cirrhina molitorella) |
鯮 see styles |
zōng zong1 tsung |
long spiky-head carp |
鯱 see styles |
shachi; shachi しゃち; シャチ |
(1) (kana only) orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus; (2) (abbreviation) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・1) shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; (3) (abbreviation) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・2) roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall); (surname) Shachihoko |
鯽 鲫 see styles |
jì ji4 chi |
bastard carp; sand perch |
鰟 鳑 see styles |
páng pang2 p`ang pang |
see 鰟鮍|鳑鲏, small carp |
鰫 see styles |
yóng yong2 yung |
bighead carp |
寒鮒 see styles |
kanbuna かんぶな |
(best season for eating them) (See 鮒) crucian carp caught in midwinter |
寒鯉 see styles |
kangoi かんごい |
(See 鯉) koi carp caught during the cold season |
挑刺 see styles |
tiāo cì tiao1 ci4 t`iao tz`u tiao tzu |
to carp; nitpicking; petty criticism |
湟魚 湟鱼 see styles |
huáng yú huang2 yu2 huang yü |
naked carp; Gymnocypris przewalskii |
白鰱 see styles |
hakuren; hakuren はくれん; ハクレン |
(kana only) silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) |
真鯉 see styles |
magoi まごい |
black carp; black koi; (female given name) Mari |
矢車 see styles |
yaguruma やぐるま |
(See 鯉のぼり) arrow wheel (decorative windmill on the pole on which carp streamers are raised); (surname) Yaguruma |
箆鮒 see styles |
herabuna; herabuna へらぶな; ヘラブナ |
(kana only) (See ゲンゴロウブナ) (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp |
緋鯉 see styles |
higoi ひごい |
red carp; golden carp |
腸香 see styles |
wataka わたか |
(kana only) wataka (Ischikauia steenackeri) (freshwater fish of the carp family) |
草魚 草鱼 see styles |
cǎo yú cao3 yu2 ts`ao yü tsao yü sougyo; sougyo / sogyo; sogyo そうぎょ; ソウギョ |
grass carp (kana only) grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus); (given name) Sougyo |
裸鯉 裸鲤 see styles |
luǒ lǐ luo3 li3 lo li |
naked carp (Gymnocypris przewalskii) |
青魚 青鱼 see styles |
qīng yú qing1 yu2 ch`ing yü ching yü aozakana あおざかな |
black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus); herring; mackerel blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine); (given name) Seigyo |
靠北 see styles |
kào běi kao4 bei3 k`ao pei kao pei |
(lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē]); (slang) (Tw) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn! |
養鯉 see styles |
youri / yori ようり |
(rare) carp breeding |
魚腩 鱼腩 see styles |
yú nǎn yu2 nan3 yü nan |
meaty flesh from the underbelly of the carp |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Koi Fish | 鯉 鲤 | koi | lǐ / li3 / li | |
Carp Koi Fish | 鯉魚 鲤鱼 | lǐ yú / li3 yu2 / li yu / liyu | li yü / liyü | |
Koi Fish Nishiki Goi | 錦鯉 锦鲤 | nishiki goi nishikigoi | jǐn lǐ / jin3 li3 / jin li / jinli | chin li / chinli |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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