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 lǐ
 koi
 
Koi Fish Scroll

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.

Carp / Koi Fish

 lǐ yú
Carp / Koi Fish Scroll

鯉魚 is one Chinese title for what westerners call “koi fish.”

This literally means “carp fish” (which is what koi fish really are).

You probably want the other title, which is more specific to the colorful fish that you are thinking of. Look for “Nishiki Goi” on our website.

Koi Fish / Nishiki Goi

 jǐn lǐ
 nishiki goi
Koi Fish / Nishiki Goi Scroll

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).


Not the results for 鯉 that you were looking for?

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

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


see styles

    li3
li
 koi(p); koi
    こい(P); コイ

More info & calligraphy:

Koi Fish
carp
common 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 Goi
koi (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus)
coloured carp; colored carp

鯉魚


鲤鱼

see styles
lǐ yú
    li3 yu2
li yü

More info & calligraphy:

Carp / Koi Fish
carp

万鯉

see styles
 mari
    まり
(female given name) Mari

似鯉

see styles
 nigoi; nigoi
    にごい; ニゴイ
(kana only) Hemibarbus barbus (species of cyprinid)

佐鯉

see styles
 sakoi
    さこい
(surname) Sakoi

依鯉

see styles
 ikoi
    いこい
(female given name) Ikoi

勝鯉

see styles
 shouri / shori
    しょうり
(personal name) Shouri

夕鯉

see styles
 yuuri / yuri
    ゆうり
(female given name) Yūri

寒鯉

see styles
 kangoi
    かんごい
(See 鯉) koi carp caught during the cold season

川鯉

see styles
 kawagoi
    かわごい
(surname) Kawagoi

希鯉

see styles
 kiri
    きり
(female given name) Kiri

愛鯉

see styles
 airi
    あいり
(female given name) Airi

松鯉

see styles
 shouri / shori
    しょうり
(given name) Shouri

海鯉


海鲤

see styles
hǎi lǐ
    hai3 li3
hai li
sea bream

由鯉

see styles
 yuri
    ゆり
(female given name) Yuri

真鯉

see styles
 magoi
    まごい
black carp; black koi; (female given name) Mari

紅鯉

see styles
 akari
    あかり
(female given name) Akari

緋鯉

see styles
 higoi
    ひごい
red carp; golden carp

舞鯉

see styles
 mari
    まり
(female given name) Mari

茉鯉

see styles
 mari
    まり
(female given name) Mari

裸鯉


裸鲤

see styles
luǒ lǐ
    luo3 li3
lo li
naked carp (Gymnocypris przewalskii)

養鯉

see styles
 youri / yori
    ようり
(rare) carp breeding

香鯉

see styles
 kaori
    かおり
(female given name) Kaori

鯉丈

see styles
 rijou / rijo
    りじょう
(given name) Rijō

鯉乃

see styles
 rino
    りの
(female given name) Rino

鯉也

see styles
 koinari
    こいなり
(given name) Koinari

鯉住

see styles
 koizumi
    こいずみ
(surname) Koizumi

鯉佳

see styles
 rika
    りか
(female given name) Rika

鯉内

see styles
 koiuchi
    こいうち
(surname) Koiuchi

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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Koi Fish
koilǐ / li3 / li
Carp
Koi Fish
鯉魚
鲤鱼
lǐ yú / li3 yu2 / li yu / liyuli yü / liyü
Koi Fish
Nishiki Goi
錦鯉
锦鲤
nishiki goi
nishikigoi
jǐn lǐ / jin3 li3 / jin li / jinlichin 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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