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very generally, they represent good luck in Japan. in china different numbers of fish, including koi, represent different kinds of luck i.e. 9 koi or 9 fish, means good financial luck.
AnswerIn Japan, the symbolism of koi fish depends on their color.
- Yamabuki: The gold fish represents (of course) gold, wealth and prosperity.
- Ogon: The platinum colored fish represents the fulfillment of wealth in the form of success in business.
- Kumonryu: A midnight black colored fish that is named after a Japanese dragon of transformation - and this fish is said to bring about change in life circumstances.
- Kohoku: A white and red fish (known as a "cap" fish with white body and a red mark on its head) believed to encourage advancement in career.
- Kuchibeni: Also white and red (known as a "lipstick" fish with a white body and red markings around the mouth) said to inspire long lasting, loving relationships.
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∙ 12y agoas they are colourful and japanese people love colour
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What is the Japanese of the koi fish?
The Japanese for Koi is nishikigoi.
What is a Japanese koi?
a fish, a koi carp
What type of fish is sometimes used in Japanese art and looks simaler to an over sized goldfish at times?
koi
What type of fish are in Japanese gardens?
Koi fish are found in Japanese garden ponds.
How do you write koi fish in kanji?
We write it as 鯉[koi] in kanji in Japanese.
Do Japanese koi fish have poison or stingers in there tails?
Koi are a carp and not poisonous.
What does the dragon and the koi fish mean?
A Koi-dragon is mythical Japanese creature that is half koi fish at the back and a dragon front end
What large fish is found in Japanese Gardens?
Often it is the Koi fish.
How do you write koi fish in Japanese?
鯉魚
Isn't there a Japanese legend about the koi fish?
yes
What wedding reception would a koi fish be found at?
Japanese
Can you spell koi as c-o-y as in the fish and is it an abbreviation?
Koi is a Japanese word for a Japanese fish. Coy has a similar meaning to cunning. The words are not interchangeable even though they have the same pronunciation (they are homophones).AnswerKoi is Japanese for carp, so it's a tautology to say "koi carp".
