A.
Ago hi: (A-GO HE) The hi markings on the cheeks of Asagi or Shusui.
Ai: (EYE) Indigo blue.
Ai-goromo: (EYE-GOR-OMO) A Kohaku whose red scales have blue semi-circular borders, giving the Koi a reticulated pattern (Koromo)
Ai-Showa: (EYE SHO-WA) See Koromo Showa (Koromo)
Aka: (ACKA) Usually as a base color over the body of a Koi, red from orange
Aka Bekko: (ACKA BAKE-O) A red Koi with black markings. (Bekko)
Aka Hajiro: (ACKA HA-JEER-O) A red Koi with white tips to the pectoral and caudal fins (Kawarimono).
Aka Matsuba: (ACKA MATS-BA) A red Koi with black 'pinecone' Matsuba pattern in the scales along the back (Kawarimono).
Aka Sanke: (ACKA SAN-KAY) A Sanke whose red marking extends the length of the body (Sanke).
Aka-muji: (ACKA MOO-GEE) A non-metallic red Koi (Kawarimono).
Akame: (ACKA-MAY) An eye with a red iris. Most often seen in Ki-goi.
Akebi: Light blue.
Asagi: A gray-blue Koi with red along the sides, cheeks and in the fins.
Asagi Ma-goi: An early ancestor of the modern Asagi.
Asagi Sumi-nagashi: (ASAGI SUE-ME NA-GOSH-HEE) A Koi whose black scales are outlined in white. More commonly known as Sumi-nagashi. (Kawarimono).
Ato sumi: (A-TOE-SUE-ME) Late developing black markings.
B.
Barbels: Koi possess two pairs of barbels, one on each side of their mouth used to locate food.
Bekko: (Bake-O) Matte white, red or yellow Koi with black markings.
Beni: (BENNY) Red (usually as a base color over the body of a Koi).
Beni Haijiro: (BENNY HA-JEER-O) Red koi with white tips on its pectoral fins (Kawarimono).
Beni Kujaku: (BENNY COO-JA-COO) An orange-red Kujaku with red markings all over the body (Hikari Moyomono).
Beni-goi: (BENNY-GOY) A non-metallic red Koi, resembling Akamuji but with a deeper red coloration (Kawarimono).
Beta-gin: The whole surface of each scale sparkles.
Bito: Love
Boke: Blurred or faded effect to color or pattern.
Boke Showa: A form of Showa, with blurred, grayish sumi (Showa).
Bozu: Too little hi on the head giving a bald effect.
Bongiri: An area without pattern near the tail joint, considered a flaw.
Budo: Literally, 'grape'.
Budo Goromo: A Koi with a purplish, grape-like pattern over the red (Koromo).
Budo Sanke: A Koi with a pattern resembling that of Budo Goromo combined with solid black markings (Koromo).
Bunka Sanke: A blue Sanke with shiny pectoral fins. Seen only as a baby Koi. (Kawarimono).
C.
Cha: (CHA) Brown
Cha-goi: (CHA-GOY) A non-metallic light brown or tea colored Koi (Kawarimono).
Chogorou -
D.
Dangara: A stepped pattern on the body of a Koi, also known as Danmoyo.
Danmoyo: A stepped pattern on the body of a Koi, also known as Dangara.
Dainichi: (Die-Knee-Chee) Dainichi Koi Farm was founded by Minoru Mano. Most of the famous Japanese koi farms are owned and operated by families that go back several generations in koi farming. I have a lot of respect for Mr. Mano. He started breeding koi when a young man and went on to become the top breeder in Japan. Unfortunately, in November 1998, Mr. Mano passed away. It was a great loss to the koi community. I'm sure his fame will live on in some of the beautiful Kohaku, Showa and Sanke he bred. The first picture I saw of Minoru San was in the book "Koi Kichi" and he was dressed in sweat pants and a tee-shirt. I could really relate to that since that's the way I dress most of the time here at the farm.
Minoru Mano
Dia: (Die-Ya) Diamond
Diamond Ginrin: A form of Kinginrin where the scales sparkle like diamonds.
Doitsu: (Doytz) German - Refers to a Koi with large mirror scales along the dorsal and lateral lines only (mirror carp) or completely scaleless (leather carp). The mirror and leather carp were imported to Japan from Germany and bred to the Japanese Koi to get these varieties.
Doitsu Kujaku: (Doytz Coo-Ja-Coo) A platinum Koi with red markings over its body and black markings in the scales along the dorsal and lateral lines only (Hikari Moyomono).
Dohmaki: Pattern extending below the lateral line.
F.
Fukurin: The area of skin around the smaller scales of good metallic Koi. The smaller the scales, the greater the lustre.
Fuji: A highly metallic lustre on the head of a young Koi, visible as minute bubbles. Most often seen in good young Sanke and occasionally, Ogon and Kohaku.
G.
Gin: (As in begin) Silver
Gin Bekko: Basically a metallic Shiro Bekko (Hikari Moyomono).
Gin Kabuto: A black Koi whose scales have silver edges.
Gin Matsuba: A metallic silver Koi with a black 'pinecone' Matsuba pattern in the scales (Hikari Utsurimono).
Gin Rin: (Gin Ling) Silver scale
Gin Shiro: A metallic Shiro Utsuri (Hikari Utsurimono).
Gin Showa: A metallic Showa with a silver lustre (Hikari Utsurimono).
Ginbo: A black Koi with a silver metallic sheen.
Ginrin: The more commonly used term for Kinginrin, referring to sparkling scale types.
Ginsui: A metallic Shusui with a silver lustre (Hikari Moyomono).
Goi: Carp
Gosai: (Go-Sigh) Five years old.
Goshiki: (Gosh-Key) A five color Koi, on which white, red, black, light and dark blue are mixed to give a purplish appearance (Kawarimono).
Goshiki Shusui: A doitsu, non-metallic blue Goshiki (Kawarimono).
Goten-zakura Kohaku: A cherry blossom patterned Kohaku.
H.
Hachi Hi: An early ancestor of the modern Kohaku.
Hageshiro: (Hag-Ay-She-Roe) A black, non-metallic Koi with white stripes on its pectoral fins and a white head and nose (Kawarimono).
Hajiro: (Ha-Jeer-O) A black Koi with white tips on its pectoral fins (Kawarimono).
Hana Shusui: A form of Shusui, also known as a flowery Shusui (Shusui).
Hanatsuki: A hi pattern that reaches the mouth.
Hariwake: (Harry-Wa-Kay) Koi with two colors, one of which is platinum, the other metallic orange, gold, or yellow (Hikari Moyomono).
Hariwake Matsuba: A silver and yellow metallic Koi with a black pattern in each of its scales (Hikari Moyomono).
Hi: (HE) Red (markings).
Hi Asagi: An Asagi whose red marking extends over the lateral line (Asagi).
Hi Showa: A predominantly red Showa (Showa).
Hi Shusui: A Shusui whose red pattern spreads up from the belly and covers the back (Shusui).
Hi Utsuri: A black Koi with red markings (Utsurimono).
Hi-botan: A Koi resembling Bekko, derived from Utsuri lineage (Kawarimono).
Higoi: A red Koi, an early ancestor of the modern Kohaku.
Hikari: Metallic.
Hikari Mujimono: The classification for single-colored metallic Koi.
Hikari Moyomono: A classification including all metallic Koi with two or more colors, except metallic Utsuri and Showa.
Hikari Utsurimono: Metallic Utsuri and Showa.
Hon sumi: Literally, 'genuine sumi', referring to the black Sanke markings on a Koromo Sanke.
Hoo Aka: A Koi with red gill plates. An early ancestor of the modern Kohaku.
Hookazuki: A black carp with red cheeks. An early ancestor of the modern Kohaku.
I.
Inazuma: (In-A-Zoom-A) Lightning (A zig-zag pattern.)
Ippon hi: A continuous pattern, without variation.
Iroage To bring out color. This is acheived by good koi husbandary.
Iromono: The collective name for all metallic Koi.
Isumiya: (Iz-Oo-Me-Ya) Famous breeder.
J.
Jinbei: (Jin-Bay) Sanke bloodline.
K.
Kabuto: A cap or helmet, referring to Koi with a head color different from that on the body.
Kado: Edge
Kado-gin: A form of Kinginrin where only the edges of the scales are iridescent.
Kage: (Car-Gay) Literally, 'shadow' or 'phantom', referring to Koi with a blurred, reticulated black pattern over the white or red.
Kage Hi Utsuri: A Koi whose red and black Utsuri pattern is complemented by a kage pattern over the red (Kawarimono).
Kage Shiro Utsuri: A Koi with the basic black and white Utsuri pattern and kage pattern over the white (Kawarimono).
Kage Showa: A Koi with the basic Showa pattern and kage pattern over the white (Kawarimono).
Ka-mi-so-ri: straight line kiwa across a scale Kamisori means razor, and it describes the razor-like edge to the kiwa which runs through individual scales.
Kanoko: Literally, 'fawn', referring to the dappled red pattern found on some Koi (Kawarimono).
Kanoko Kohaku: A Kohaku with dappled red markings.
Kanoko Sanke: A Sanke with dappled red markings.
Kanoko Showa: A Showa with dappled red markings.
Karasu: Literally, 'crow'. Black (overall color).
Karasugoi: Black Koi with white or orange bellies (Kawarimono).
Kasane sumi: Sumi that appears on the hi. (As opposed to Tsubo sumi, which appears on the white skin.)
Kata moyo: A pattern on only one side of the body.
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