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    Goldfish in Chinese / Japanese...

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    Goldfish

    China jīn yú
    Japan kin gyo
    Goldfish Vertical Wall Scroll

    金魚 is the title for goldfish in Chinese and Japanese.

    There was a time in ancient China when only the Emperor could possess the true yellow-gold colored fish. 金魚 is why alternate coloration such as orange, black, red, and white were bred. Many believe this is why colors other than yellow-gold are more common for "goldfish" found in pet shops today.

    Yellow

    Yellow Color
    China huáng
    Japan hon / kou
    Korea 황
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    黃 is the single character for the color yellow in Chinese.

    In China, yellow is traditionally the color of the emperor. In fact, there was a time when only the emperor could wear yellow clothing, or own yellow pet fish. Note: Goldfish were breed originally in China for the emperor. When the perfect yellow fish was breed, all but the emperor were banned from owning any. Thus a more orange-colored goldfish dominated the market.

    黃 is not a common selection for a wall scroll. Even if your Chinese surname is Huang (Yellow) or your Korean surname is Hwang (yellow), it's still probably not appropriate.

    黄This character is written with a slight variation in Simplified Chinese and modern Japanese. Click on the image to the right if you want this alternate version.

    Not the results for goldfish that you were looking for?

    Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your goldfish search...

    Characters

    If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

    		 Pronunciation
    Romanization    		 Simple Dictionary Definition

    金魚

    金鱼

    see styles    		 Mandarin jīn yú / jin1 yu2
    Taiwan chin yü
    Japanese kingyo / きんぎょ
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    More info & calligraphy:
    Goldfish

    Chinese goldfish
    Japanese goldfish; (surname, female given name) Kingyo

    ポイ

    see styles    		 Japanese poi / ポイ
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    ポイ
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese paper scoop used in goldfish scooping

    和金

    see styles    		 Japanese wakin / わきん
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    和金
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese Japanese wakin goldfish variety

    蘭虫

    see styles    		 Japanese ranchuu / ranchu / らんちゅう
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    蘭虫
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese (kana only) ranchu; variety of goldfish

    蘭鋳

    see styles    		 Japanese ranchuu / ranchu / らんちゅう
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    蘭鋳
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese (kana only) ranchu; variety of goldfish

    蝦尾

    see styles    		 Japanese ebio / えびお
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    蝦尾
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese (1) goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; (2) head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)

    鉄魚

    see styles    		 Japanese tetsugyo;tetsugyo / てつぎょ;テツギョ
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    鉄魚
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese (kana only) comet goldfish

    ドラド

    see styles    		 Japanese dorado / ドラド
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    ドラド
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese (1) dorado (South American freshwater catfish, Salminus maxillosus); (2) dolphinfish; (3) (astron) Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish; (place-name) Dorado

    出目金

    see styles    		 Japanese demekin;demekin / でめきん;デメキン
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    出目金
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese telescope (variety of goldfish); telescope eye; demekin

    旗魚座

    see styles    		 Japanese kajikiza / かじきざ
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    旗魚座
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish

    朱文金

    see styles    		 Japanese shubunkin / しゅぶんきん
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    朱文金
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese Japanese shubunkin goldfish variety

    梶木座

    see styles    		 Japanese kajikiza / かじきざ
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    梶木座
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese (irregular kanji usage) Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish

    海老尾

    see styles    		 Japanese kairoubi / kairobi / かいろうび    ebio / えびお
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    海老尾
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail); (1) goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; (2) head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)

    煮頃鮒

    see styles    		 Japanese nigorobuna / にごろぶな
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    煮頃鮒
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese (kana only) Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish)

    金魚屋

    see styles    		 Japanese kingyoya / きんぎょや
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    金魚屋
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese goldfish seller (vendor)

    金魚藻

    金鱼藻

    see styles    		 Mandarin jīn yú zǎo / jin1 yu2 zao3
    Taiwan chin yü tsao
    Japanese kingyomo / きんぎょも
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    金魚藻
    Custom Scroll

    Chinese hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)
    Japanese (1) (colloquialism) (See 穂咲の総藻) Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum); (2) aquatic plants such as hornwort that are commonly used in goldfish tanks, etc.

    金魚鉢

    see styles    		 Japanese kingyobachi / きんぎょばち
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    金魚鉢
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese goldfish bowl

    かじき座

    see styles    		 Japanese kajikiza / かじきざ
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    かじき座
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish

    テツギョ

    see styles    		 Japanese tetsugyo / テツギョ
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    テツギョ
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese (kana only) comet goldfish

    ドラード

    see styles    		 Japanese doraado / dorado / ドラード
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    ドラード
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese (1) dorado (South American freshwater catfish, Salminus maxillosus); (2) dolphinfish; (3) (astron) Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish

    世間の目

    see styles    		 Japanese sekennome / せけんのめ
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    世間の目
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese (exp,n) spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl

    似五郎鮒

    see styles    		 Japanese nigorobuna / にごろぶな
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    似五郎鮒
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese (kana only) Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish)

    金魚の糞

    see styles    		 Japanese kingyonofun;kingyonounko / kingyonofun;kingyononko / きんぎょのふん;きんぎょのうんこ
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    金魚の糞
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese (exp,n) (idiom) person who tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; goldfish feces

    金魚売り

    see styles    		 Japanese kingyouri / kingyori / きんぎょうり
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    金魚売り
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese goldfish peddling; goldfish peddler

    金魚掬い

    see styles    		 Japanese kingyosukui / きんぎょすくい
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    金魚掬い
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

    ニゴロブナ

    see styles    		 Japanese nigorobuna / ニゴロブナ
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    ニゴロブナ
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese (kana only) Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish)

    ランチュウ

    see styles    		 Japanese ranchuu / ranchu / ランチュウ
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll

    ランチュウ
    Custom Scroll

    Japanese (kana only) ranchu; variety of goldfish

    蘭虫;蘭鋳

    see styles    		 Japanese ranchuu;ranchuu / ranchu;ranchu / らんちゅう;ランチュウ Japanese (kana only) ranchu; variety of goldfish

    海老尾;蝦尾

    see styles    		 Japanese ebio;kairoubi(海老尾) / ebio;kairobi(海老尾) / えびお;かいろうび(海老尾) Japanese (1) (えびお only) goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; (2) head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)

    ドラド;ドラード

    see styles    		 Japanese dorado;doraado / dorado;dorado / ドラド;ドラード Japanese (1) dorado (South American freshwater catfish, Salminus maxillosus); (2) (See 鱰・しいら) dolphinfish; (3) {astron} Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish

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    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll
    Yellow Vertical Wall Scroll


    And formats...

    Yellow Vertical Portrait
    Yellow Horizontal Wall Scroll
    Yellow Vertical Portrait
    Dictionary

    Lookup Goldfish in my Japanese & Chinese Dictionary


    The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

    Title CharactersRomaji(Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
    Goldfish金魚
    金鱼    		kin gyo / kingyojīn yú / jin1 yu2 / jin yu / jinyuchin yü / chinyü
    Yellow黃
    黄    		hon / kou / hon / ko / hon/kohuáng / huang2 / huang
    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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