noun

  1. colored carp.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
錦鯉 にしきごい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

brocade, fine dress, honors
にしき キン かね (11th, N1)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
cloth
ハク きぬ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)
carp
こい リ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
fish
さかな ギョ うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)