鯉
鯉: carp
carp; koi
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Kunこい
Read こい, but it voices to ごい after another word: 錦鯉 (にしきごい), 緋鯉 (ひごい).
Key words
鯉こいcarp; koi
鯉のぼりこいのぼりcarp streamer
錦鯉にしきごいornamental colored koi
緋鯉ひごいred carp
養鯉ようりcarp breeding
Example sentences
公園の池で、大きな鯉が水面に口を出していた。
In the park pond, a big carp was poking its mouth out of the water.
五月になると、どの家の庭でも鯉のぼりが風に揺れている。
When May comes, carp streamers sway in the wind in every family's yard.
一匹で車が買えるほど高い錦鯉がいると聞いて、驚いた。
I was surprised to hear that there are koi so expensive that one fish costs as much as a car.