Keyword
carp
Info
FrequencyTop 2700-2800
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig188
Readings
こい
(90%)
ごい
(9%)
Composed of
fish
home village
Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves
coloured carp; colored carp
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
koinobori; carp streamer; carp-shaped windsock traditionally flown to celebrate the Children's Day in May
red carp; golden carp
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
carp cooked in miso soup
black carp; black koi
koinobori; carp streamer; carp-shaped windsock traditionally flown to celebrate the Children's Day in May
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
carp breeding
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
Hemibarbus barbus (species of cyprinid)
koi carp caught during the cold season
carp cooked in miso soup
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
koi herpes virus; KHV
rosy goatfish (Parupeneus chrysopleuron); yellow-striped goatfish
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides)
barred flagtail (Kuhlia mugil); five-bar flagtail
Examples (3 in total)
I caught a carp in a net.
Carp is my favorite fish.
Fish like carp and trout live in fresh water.