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.
The Japanese for Koi is nishikigoi.
a fish, a koi carp
In Japanese, koi fish is written as "鯉" (koi). The character for "koi" represents the colorful carp fish that are traditionally kept in ponds for their vibrant colors.
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Koi fish are found in Japanese garden ponds.
Koi are a carp and not poisonous.
We write it as 鯉[koi] in kanji in Japanese.
A Koi-dragon is mythical Japanese creature that is half koi fish at the back and a dragon front end
Often it is the Koi fish.
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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".