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Goldfish
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 actual yellow-gold colored fish. This is why alternate coloration such as orange, black, red, and white was bred. Many believe this is why colors other than yellow-gold are more common for “goldfish” in pet shops today.
Yellow
Yellow Color
黃 is the single character for the color yellow in Chinese.
This can be a Chinese surname Huang or a Korean surname Hwang.
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 bred originally in China for the emperor. When the perfect yellow fish was bred, all but the emperor were banned from owning any. Thus a more orange-colored goldfish dominated the market.
Notes: 黃 is not a common selection for a wall scroll. In certain contexts in China, yellow can refer to pornography or vice.
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.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
金魚 金鱼 see styles |
jīn yú jin1 yu2 chin yü kingyo きんぎょ |
More info & calligraphy: Goldfishgoldfish (Carassius auratus); (surname, female given name) Kingyo |
金魚売り see styles |
kingyouri / kingyori きんぎょうり |
goldfish peddling; goldfish peddler |
Variations: |
kingyosukui きんぎょすくい |
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle |
丹頂 see styles |
tanchou / tancho たんちょう |
(1) (kana only) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane; (2) red-cap oranda (goldfish); (3) Tanchō (koi variety); (4) having a red crest or patch on the head (of a bird, fish, etc.); (place-name, surname) Tanchō |
和金 see styles |
wakin わきん |
Japanese wakin goldfish variety |
蘭虫 see styles |
ranchuu / ranchu らんちゅう |
(kana only) ranchu; variety of goldfish |
蘭鋳 see styles |
ranchuu / ranchu らんちゅう |
(kana only) ranchu; variety of goldfish |
蝦尾 see styles |
ebio えびお |
(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 |
tetsugyo; tetsugyo てつぎょ; テツギョ |
(kana only) comet goldfish |
ドラド see styles |
dorado ドラド |
(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 |
demekin; demekin でめきん; デメキン |
telescope (variety of goldfish); telescope eye; demekin |
旗魚座 see styles |
kajikiza かじきざ |
Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish |
朱文金 see styles |
shubunkin しゅぶんきん |
Japanese shubunkin goldfish variety |
梶木座 see styles |
kajikiza かじきざ |
(irregular kanji usage) Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish |
海老尾 see styles |
kairoubi / kairobi かいろうび ebio えびお |
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 |
nigorobuna にごろぶな |
(kana only) Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish) |
金魚佬 金鱼佬 see styles |
jīn yú lǎo jin1 yu2 lao3 chin yü lao |
pedophile (slang, referring to the case of a Hong Kong child abductor who lured girls with the prospect of seeing "goldfish" in his apartment) |
金魚屋 see styles |
kingyoya きんぎょや |
goldfish seller (vendor) |
金魚藻 金鱼藻 see styles |
jīn yú zǎo jin1 yu2 zao3 chin yü tsao kingyomo きんぎょも |
hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) (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 |
kingyobachi きんぎょばち |
goldfish bowl |
かじき座 see styles |
kajikiza かじきざ |
Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish |
きんとと see styles |
kintoto きんとと |
(child. language) (See 金魚) goldfish |
テツギョ see styles |
tetsugyo テツギョ |
(kana only) comet goldfish |
ドラード see styles |
doraado / dorado ドラード |
(1) dorado (South American freshwater catfish, Salminus maxillosus); (2) dolphinfish; (3) (astron) Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish |
世間の目 see styles |
sekennome せけんのめ |
(exp,n) spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl |
似五郎鮒 see styles |
nigorobuna にごろぶな |
(kana only) Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish) |
金魚の糞 see styles |
kingyonofun; kingyonounko / kingyonofun; kingyononko きんぎょのふん; きんぎょのうんこ |
(exp,n) (idiom) person who tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; goldfish feces |
金魚掬い see styles |
kingyosukui きんぎょすくい |
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle |
ニゴロブナ see styles |
nigorobuna ニゴロブナ |
(kana only) Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish) |
Variations: |
poi; poi ポイ; ぽい |
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Goldfish | 金魚 金鱼 | kin gyo / kingyo | jīn yú / jin1 yu2 / jin yu / jinyu | chin yü / chinyü |
| Yellow | 黃 黄 | hon / kou / hon / ko | huáng / 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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