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鯉: carp

carp; koi
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Readings

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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

In the park pond, a big carp was poking its mouth out of the water.

When May comes, carp streamers sway in the wind in every family's yard.

I was surprised to hear that there are koi so expensive that one fish costs as much as a car.

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