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鯉 — 18 strokes ／ Radical「魚」

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On
リり · ri
Kun
こいkoi
Meaning
carp

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

魚 "fish" with 里 as phonetic: the large fish kept in ponds and rivers — the carp.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 鯉こい

    carp

  • 鯉のぼりこいのぼり

    carp streamer

More words with this kanji

  • 緋鯉ひごい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

五(ご)月(がつ)に鯉(こい)のぼりを揚(あ)げる。

In May we fly carp streamers.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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