鯉
鯉 — Carp
carp
On’yomiリ (ri)
Kun’yomiこい (koi)
Stroke order (18 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鯉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鯉 | こい koi | common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp |
Study notes
鯉 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2369 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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