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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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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 9 koi search...
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 |
こい see styles |
koi コイ |
Khoi (people); Khoikhoi; Khoi-khoin; (personal name) Coye |
好意 see styles |
hǎo yì hao3 yi4 hao i koui / koi こうい |
More info & calligraphy: Good Intentions(1) kindness; favor; favour; friendliness; (2) goodwill; affection; liking (for someone); love |
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 |
丹頂 see styles |
tanchou; tanchou / tancho; tancho たんちょう; タンチョウ |
(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 |
乞い see styles |
koi こい |
request; entreaty |
仰威 see styles |
koui / koi こうい |
(female given name) Kōi |
光意 see styles |
koui / koi こうい |
(personal name) Kōi |
児井 see styles |
koi こい |
(surname) Koi |
兒井 see styles |
koi こい |
(surname) Koi |
公伊 see styles |
koui / koi こうい |
(personal name) Kōi |
公位 see styles |
koui / koi こうい |
(given name) Kōi |
公偉 see styles |
koui / koi こうい |
(given name) Kōi |
公委 see styles |
koui / koi こうい |
(abbreviation) (See 公安委員会) public safety commission |
公威 see styles |
koui / koi こうい |
(given name) Kōi |
厚井 see styles |
koui / koi こうい |
(surname) Kōi |
厚意 see styles |
koui / koi こうい |
kindness; favor; favour |
古意 see styles |
koi こい |
ancient ways; the feelings of the ancients |
垢衣 see styles |
gòu yī gou4 yi1 kou i koui / koi こうい |
(archaism) dirty clothes; grimy clothes soiled clothing |
好位 see styles |
koui / koi こうい |
{horse} favourable position (during a race; e.g. 3rd to 5th place) |
孝井 see styles |
koui / koi こうい |
(surname) Kōi |
孤悲 see styles |
koi こい |
(out-dated kanji) (romantic) love |
宏偉 宏伟 see styles |
hóng wěi hong2 wei3 hung wei koi こい |
grand; imposing; magnificent (personal name) Koi |
寒鯉 see styles |
kangoi かんごい |
(See 鯉) koi carp caught during the cold season |
小井 see styles |
koi こい |
(place-name, surname) Koi |
小居 see styles |
koi こい |
(surname) Koi |
幸井 see styles |
koui / koi こうい |
(surname) Kōi |
幸維 see styles |
koui / koi こうい |
(given name) Kōi |
弘意 see styles |
hóng yì hong2 yi4 hung i kōi |
a great will |
弘懿 see styles |
hóng yì hong2 yi4 hung i kōi |
open-minded and warm-hearted |
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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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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