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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 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
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.
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.
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 / 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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| 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: goldfish; (surname, female given name) Kingyo |
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 |
金魚売り see styles |
kingyouri / kingyori / きんぎょうり | goldfish peddling; goldfish peddler |
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) |
ポイ;ぽい see styles |
poi;poi / ポイ;ぽい | paper scoop used in goldfish scooping |
ランチュウ see styles |
ranchuu / ranchu / ランチュウ | (kana only) ranchu; variety of goldfish |
蘭虫;蘭鋳 see styles |
ranchuu;ranchuu / ranchu;ranchu / らんちゅう;ランチュウ | (kana only) ranchu; variety of goldfish |
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