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Kanji Detail for 鯉 - "carp, koi"
鯉
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Meaning
鯉 means "carp, koi." Also associated with letter.
Carp - A large freshwater fish.
Koi - An ornamental fish symbolizing perseverance.
Letter - A written message (from ancient usage).
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Tattoo check: 鯉
- Verified meaning: carp, koi
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read こい, り)
- Also carries these associations: letter
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 鯉
Surnames 鯉(こい)
鯉(り)
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Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:
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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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Sentences including 鯉
I caught a carp in a net.
I caught a carp in a net.
この池には鯉がうようよいる。
The pond abounds with carp.
Carp is my favorite fish.
Such fishes as carp and trout live in fresh water.
Fish such as carp and trout live in fresh water.
Did you know that carp eat tadpoles?
祖父は、晴れた日に池の色とりどりの鯉を眺めているのが好きです。
My grandfather likes looking at colorful carp in the pond on a fine day.
私たちの町にはきれいな川が流れていて、たくさんの鯉が泳いでいるのが見られます。
A clean river flows through our town, and we can see many carp swimming in it.