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Kanji Detail for 鯉 - "carp, koi, letter"
鯉
- Meaning
鯉 means "carp, koi, letter."
Carp - A large freshwater fish.
Koi - An ornamental fish symbolizing perseverance.
Letter - A written message (from ancient usage).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
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Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
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CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
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Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
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XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A fish name. Flat and plump body. Large scales. Two pairs of whiskers at the front of the mouth. Blue-black back. Pale yellow belly. Large ones are over three feet long. Found in fresh water. | Letters. The "Ancient Yuefu" says: "Call the boy to cook the carp. Inside there is a letter a foot long." Tang people sending letters often folded a foot of silk into the shape of two carp. Hence letters are called 鯉. | A fish name.
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