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Ago Sumi, Sumi on the gill plates
Ai Goromo, White koi with red markings reticulated in blue
Aizumi 'Blue', sumi i.e. tinged with indigo (high quality)
Aka, Japanese word for basic red.
Aka Hana, Red Nose
Aka muji, Light Red Koi
Aka Sanke, A Sanke in which Hi covers almost the entire head and body
Albino, A strain usually demonstrated by no colour and red/pink eye
Ami Net, Amime Mesh or 'eyes' of scales in a net pattern
Aragoke, Large armour scales
Asagi Blue, fully scaled koi with its hi usually arranged along the lateral lines and around the cheeks
Asagi Hi Secondary, undesirable hi appearing as freckles below the lateral line
Asagi Magoi Forerunner of Asagi, Sanke, Kohaku and Koromo lines
Atama Head, Crown
Atama ga hageru Clearness of head; clean, clear head
Ato Late-appearing (i.e. referring to sumi; ato sumi)
Bekko Single colour Koi with Sanke-style sumi. Bekko usually refers to Shiro Bekko, white with sanke sumi.
Ki Bekko and Hi Bekko also exists, as do Gin Rin Varieties.
Beni Describes deep, solid red
Benigoi Deep red koi
Beret Hi Asymmetrical head hi on one side only
Beta Gin Kin-gin-rin where the whole scale shines evenly
Bire 'Fire', a name used for the specific red patterning on Asagi and Shusui
Boke Undeveloped Showa sumi
Bongiri The head hi does not come far enough towards the nose
Bozu No hi on the head, bald head
Bu Size division.
Budo Arrangement of coloured scales resembling a bunch of grapes
Chagoi A brown koi (cha=tea). Chagoi are a koi keepers favourite as they are known for their large size and inquisitiveness, this leads to a large appetite and chagoi are usually among the first koi that will eat from the koi keepers hand.
Chigyo Unsorted Koi Fry
Chupa Medium Quality Fish
Dagoi Poor quality fish
Danmoyo Step pattern
Doitsu German scales; incompletely scaled koi
Doware Large white area of a pattern
Flowery Kohaku Many, small areas of hi. No recognizable step pattern
Fuj i The almost metallic finish on the head of some young nonmetallic koi
Fukurin Mesh pattern or reticulated effect (vignette) involving scales and skin
Gaku Hi Red on upper part of face (forehead)
Giku mode of a koi with a deformed body
Ginsui Metallic Shusui, may also be called Kinsui
Go Bu Size 5
Go-Sanke The "Big Three" - a classification of the major three historic (and show) classes of koi - Kohaku, Sanke, and Showa.
Godan Five Step Pattern
Godan Kohaku A white koi with a five-step hi pattern
Goma 'Sesame' or scattered sumi
Goshiki A red and white koi with blue/black scale reticulation on the red and white, or on the white only
Gotenzakura Cherry Pattern
Hachi Head (atama)
Hachiware Lightning stripe head pattern
Hachizumi A black pattern that runs diagonally across the head
Hada Sheen
Hageru No blurring on the head (relates to metallic varieties particularly)
Hageshiro A black koi with white on the head and on the tail and pectoral fin tips
Hajiro A black koi with white on the tail and pectoral fin tips
Haka Shita Sagging abdomen
Hanatsuki Head hi extends down the nose
Hanazumi A black pattern (or spot) around the mouth and nose area
Hara Abdominal Area
Hariwake Two-coloured metallic koi from a double metallic crossbreeding
Heisei Period Contemporary Japanese era
Hi General term for Red
Hiagari Intensity of the red colour
Hiban Red pattern element or red area
Higoi Red koi, usually called Akamuji (light red) or Benigoi (deep red)
Hikarimono Shining ones, the metallic groups
Hikarimoyo Multicoloured 'white-based' metallic koi
Hikarimuji Single-coloured metallic koi, with or without scale reticulation
Himozumi String-like, thin sumi pattern
Hinomaru Sun Rising
Hirenaga koi Long-finned or butterfly koi, (not accepted as a koi variety in Japan)
Hiroshima kin-gin-rin Kin-gin-rin as 'cracked glass' or diamond gin rin. Scales have bright lines running across them.
Hoaka Hi over the gill plate
Honzumi 'Hard' sumi, indigo black and thought to be stable
Hoshi Opening or window within the pattern
Ichi Bu Size one
Ichimatsumoyo Chequered pattern
Inazuma Lightning-stripe pattern (zigzag)
Ippon hi Straight hi, renzokumoyo, continuous from head tail
Iro Colour
Iroagari The degree of colour intensity
Iroage The act of intensifying the various colours
Jari Gravel
Jarisumi Small black sumi spots
Jihada Texture of the koi's skin
Juji Cross shape
Kabuto Helmet i.e. Kin or Gin Kabuto, the metallic sheen on the head of a black koi
Kagamigoi Mirror carp, incompletely scaled carp, doitsu or German scaled
Kage Shadow.
Kakutan Square-shaped tancho marking
Kamisori Razor border, pattern that cuts across the scale
Kana Male Koi
Kanoko Dappled hi, appearing on single scales
Kao 'Face'; any area between the cheeks (also known as 'men')
Karasu Crow
Karasugoi Crow koi; black koi from the Asagi line
Kasane sumi Black pattern appearing on the hi
Katamoyo Single sided pattern
Kawagoi Leather carp, few or no scales, classed as doitsu
Kawari Strange koi, also known as kawarigoi
Kawarigoi Strange koi
KHV Koi Herpes Virus. An extremely infective virus with no known cure on scientifically proven antidote. A KHV infection can kill all the koi in a pond. Quarantine of new fish is the only method to prevent infection, though even this cannot be guaranteed.
Ki Yellow
Ki Kokuryu Metallic Kumonryu 'Chrysanthemum water';
Kigoi A yellow koi, often having red eyes (albino line)
Kikusui a metallic doitsu Hariwake Ogon
Kin-Gin-Rin Koi with rows of very shiny scales along the back and sides
Also called GinRin
Kindai Modern
Kinitsusei Uniformity of colour
Kinporai A bronze metallic Matsuba Ogon
Kinsui Metallic Shusui with more hi (see Ginsui)
Kinzakura Golden cherries i.e. gold-bordered hi
Kirekomi Narrow white inserts into the hi rising from the sides of the koi
Kiwa Trailing edge of pattern elements
Koborehi Scattered red
Koboresumi Scattered black
Kohaku White koi with red patterns
Koke Scale
Kokenami Line of scales
Kokesuki Uneven colour within the pattern i.e. single colourless scales
Komoyo Small flowery markings
Konjo Very dark indigo/purple-blue
Konzai Kiwa having both maruzome and kamisori elements
Koromo Koi show class including Ai -Goromo, Sumi Goromo, Budo Sanke, Goshiki (nonZNA), Koromo Sanke and Koromo Showa
Koromozumi Sumi Goromo netted sumi
Kozumi Small black spots (but giving a tidy atmosphere)
Kuchi Lips, a general term
Kuchibeni Hi (red) on lips
Kujaku 'Peacock'; metallic white-based patterned koi with additional scale reticulation over both pattern and base colours
Kumonryu Doitsu black koi with white patterns, the pattern on this koi is unstable and changes according to temperature.
Kumoru Loss of colour brightness and gloss
Kuragake Wearing a saddle': a pattern that crosses the back like a saddle on a horse
Kuro Black
Kurozumi Rich, glossy black with no blue highlights
Kutsubera Shoehorn pattern on the head
Mado A 'window' in a pattern element involving more than one or two scales
Madoaki A 'window' in a red pattern
Magoi Mud carp, originally wild carp
Makiagari The pattern extending from the abdomen to the upper area
Makikomi The pattern extends from the upper area to the abdomen
Maruten Separate head pattern i.e. Marutan Kohaku
Maruzome 'Round-dyed', scalloped kiwa. The pattern follows the scale edges
Matsuba 'Pine Cone'; Single-coloured koi (metallic or non-metallic) with scale reticulation
Matsukawabake A black and white koi where the pattern transposes over time i.e. summer and winter, although periods may be longer
Men 'Face'; also see kao
Menkaburi Red covering the entire face/head
Menware Lightning-stripe pattern across the head (see Hachiware)
Midorigoi A green doitsu koi
Mizu Water
Motoaka Red pectoral fin joints, 'basic red'
Motoguro Black fin joints
Moyo More than one (colour)
Moyo no kire Sharpness of edge of the colour pattern
Mudagoke Redundant scale i.e. one out of line on a doitsu koi
Muji Single colour
Mura A state in which colour is lacking uniformity
Murasakigoi A purple-/lavender-coloured koi
Nabe sumi Soft' grey/brown sumi from the original Tetsu Magoi line; sensitive to light and water temperature; considered unstable
Nagaremoyo Streaming Hi pattern
Namikin Tail Fin
Namitate Dorsal Fin
Narumi Asagi Colour of traditionally blue-dyed cotton cloth
Nesai Over one year, and up to two years old
Nezu Grey
Ni Bu Size Two
Niban Secondary
Niban Hi Secondary hi, also called Asagi hi
Nidan Two Step
Nidan hara Concave abdomen
Nidan Kohaku A Kohaku with a two step pattern
Nishikigoi 'Jewelled' or 'Brocaded' Carp - the english term 'Koi' is an abbreviation of this
Nosezumi The black pattern overlapping the red pattern
Ochiba Shigure Autumn leaves on the water'; a grey koi with a brown pattern
Odome Last marking before the tail
Ogon 'Golden'; collective name for metallic koi
Oiya Koi Broodstock; Oiyagoi = parent koi
Oiyagoi Koi Broodstock; Oiyagoi = parent koi
Ojime Gap between the last pattern marking and the tail
Omoyo Deep-wrapping pattern
Orenji Orange
Oyugu hoseki Living Jewels - an affectionate name for Koi
Ozuke The base of the tail
Ozutsu Body area behind the dorsal fin, or caudal peduncle
Peduncle Area just before the tail
Pongoi Good quality fish
Purachina Platinum
Renzokumoyo Continuous pattern
Roku bu Size Six
Sabi Appearance of depth to the skin of scaled koi
San bu Size three
Sandan Three-step pattern
Sanke 'White-based' koi with red and black patterns
Sanke Sumi Black typically found in small well defined patches over the body of the koi but not the head. Can be likened to a leopard spot pattern. Also occurs on Bekko.
Sansai Over two, and up to three years old
Sarasa Pattern of birds, flowers and geometric patterns
Sashi Blurring of the leading edge of a pattern element, seen on scaled koi
Sashikomi Scales covering the front edge of the pattern
Shiki bu Size seven
Shimi Very small black speckles or dots, no larger than a single scale. Usually considered a demerit.
Shiro White
Shirogoi White Koi
Shiroji White area
Shiromuji White Koi. Often applied to other koi varieties whose colours have disappeared.
Shitsu Quality or nature of the skin, including white, hi, sumi etc.
Shochikubai Metallic Ai-Goromo
Showa A white, black and red koi, traditionally described as being black based. Showa exhibit sumi in stripes (similar to an utsuri), as opposed to sanke which show \"spotted\" sumi (similar to a bekko). Showa can also have black on the head. They are grouped as one of the Go-Sanke (big three) show classes.
Showa Sumi Black pattern found in patches and bands all over a koi, including the head. Can be likened to Tiger stripes. Showa sumi also occurs on Utsuri.
Shusui Doitsu blue koi with red markings usually around the sides of the body and the head
Sokozumi Black that is faintly visible
Sorogoi Grey Koi
Sumi Black
Sumi Goromo White koi with red patterns overlaid by black reticulation
Suminagashi A black koi with scale reticulation in white
Taikei Conformation of the body
Taisho Sanke 'White-based' koi with red and black patterns; often called just 'Sanke'
Taki Waterfall
Tancho Koi with a single, usually red, marking on the head only
Tategoi Koi possessing potential for the future
Tebire Pectoral fin
Tejima Sumi stripes in the finnage
Teri Gloss or lustre (Tsuya)
Tetsu Iron
Tetsu Magoi Forerunner of Showa, Chagoi and Ogon lines
Tezumi Sumi stripes in the finnage
Tobi hi Very small hi spots
Tora Ogon Metallic Ki (yellow) Bekko
Tosai In its-first year, up to one year old
Tsubaki Sanke Aka Sanke with a chain of sumi running the entire length of the koi
Tsubo sumi Black pattern over white skin
Tsuya Lustre
Umebachi Japanese apricot flower-shaped marking (i.e. Tancho spot)
Uroko kiwi Scalloped kiwa, see maruzome
Urushizumi Jet-black, glossy sumi with a hint of blue (also known as tsuyazumi)
Utsuri 'Reflections' or 'reflecting ones': two-coloured, 'black-based' koi
Utsurimono 'Reflections' or 'reflecting ones': two-coloured, 'black-based' koi
Uwappi Thin hi, no sashi
Wabi Appearance of depth to the skin of scaled koi
Wagoi Scaled Koi
Yamabuki Bright gold i.e. Yamabuki Ogon
Yamatonishiki Metallic Sanke
Yogyo Young Fish
Yon bu Size four
Yondan Four Step
Yonsai Four year old
Yoroigoi A koi with large armour scales all over its body
Yotsushiro Black koi with white on the tail, pectoral and dorsal fins and on the head
Zubonhaki Where the latter half of the body (i.e. tail end) is completely red or black