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Webmasters' comment: You will look and sound real cool when you say "My Yamatonishki is my best Hikari Moyo but, I'm looking for a nice Kujaku". I like saying "Goshiki". A pronunciation guide for the hopelessly baffled By Chuck Jones from Koi world 1999Newcomers to the Koi hobby can have a rough time guessing how to go about pronouncing various Koi names and terms. Hopefully the following list of some basic abbreviated Koi type names, terms and their phonetic pronunciations will help. The definitions that go along with the terms and pronunciations are presented in a very concise form-only the bare basics of the meanings and translations are presented-so as to be less confusing. In trying to pronounce these Japanese terms, please remember that: The letter "R" is sometimes pronounced like the letter "L" in English. The Japanese pronunciation for the letter "I" is similar to the English pronunciation for the long "E", as in the word "see." In this guide the Japanese letter "G" is a hard sound similar to its sound in the English words, "get" or "give." Sometime Japanese vowels are not pronounced at all in the guide below, the accented syllable is in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. 1. Al GOROMO (eye goh-ROH-moh). A Kohaku / Asagi cross with blue, gray, black or purple reticulation to the scales in the red patterns. 2. AKA (ah-KAH). Red. 3. AKA BEKKO (ah-KAH beh-KOH). An Orange/red Koi with black markings. 4. AKA MATSUBA (ah-KAH maht-SOO-bah). An orange/red Koi with a reticulated (matsuba) pattern on the scales. 5. AKAME (ah-KAH-may). An eye with a red iris or "albino eye." 6. ASAGI (ah-SAH-gee). A gray-to-blue Koi where the edges of the scales are a lighter blue-to-white color. This gives a reticuhted ("net") ("net") look to the scales. Asagi may also have an orange/red color on its stomach, sides, cheeks or fins. 7. BEKKO (beh-KOH). Koi with a base color of white (Shiro), orange-red (Aka) or yellow (Ki) with "windows" of black markings on the base color. 8. BEN I (BEN-ee). Red. Usually a base color on Koi. 9. BENI-GOI (BEN-ee goy). A solid orange/red Koi with a darker red color than the Aka red. 10. BOKE (BOH-kee). A blurred or gray-black (sum)) area of a black (sum)) pattern. 11. BUDO (BOO-doh). Grape. 12. BUDO-GOROMO (BOO-doh go-RO-mo). A Kohaku-pattern Koi with purplish scale reticulation usually in red areas only. 13. CHA (chah). Brown 14. CHA GOI (CHAH-goy). A solid brown colored Koi. 15. DOITSU (DWAH-tsoo). A type of Koi derived from German mirror carp. They have scales along the dorsal area and / or lateral line (side of body) only. The other areas of the body are scale-less and have smooth skin. Many-types of Koi are produced in German-scaled (Doitsu) forms. 16. FUKARIN (FOO-kah-ren). An area of skin or scale where two colors transition to each other on a Koi. The defining line between two color tone areas. 17. GIN (gen). Metallic silver. 18. GIN MATSUBA (yen-maht-SOO-bah). A metallic silver Platinum Ogon Koi with a gray/black Matsuba pattern. 19. GIN SHIRO UTSURI (gen SHEER-oh OOT sir-Be). A silvery metallic Shiro Utsuri. 20. GIN SHOWA (yen SHO-wah). A silvery metallic Showa. 21 GINRIN (GEN ren). Common term used for Kinginrin or "sparkling scales." Hikari Metallic and Ginrin are not the same thing. 22. GOI (goy). Fish. 23. GOSHIKI (GOH-shkee). A five-color Koi. These often have a gray or even black net (reticulated Asagi) base pattern with a red "Kohaku" pattern on top of the gray base. 24. HAGESHIRO (HAH-gee-SHEER-oh). Black Koi with white tips on its pectoral fins and a white head and nose. 25. HAJIRO (hah-JEER-oh). Black Koi with white tips on its pectoral fins. 26. HESEI NISHIKI (HAY say NEESH-kee).German -scaled metallic Sanke or Doitsu Yamato Nishiki. 27. Hl (hee). Red. 28. Hl UTSURI (tree OOT sir-Be). Black Koi with an orange/red pattern. The orange/red pattern is considered "windows" on top of a black base. 29. HIKARI (HEE-kah-ree). Metallic. 30. HIKARI UTSURIMONO (HEE-kah-ree OOT-sir-ee MOEnoh). The show classification under which the metallic Utsuri and Showa are shown. 31. HIKARIMONO (HEE-kah-ree-MOE-noh). The show classification for metallic Koi of a single color and metallic Koi with a matsuba scale pattern. 32. HIKARIMOYO MONO (HEE-kah-ree moy-yo-MOE-noh). Show classification for all metallic Koi with more than two colors except Showa and Utsuri varieties. 33. KAGE (KAH-gay). "Shadow" or "phantom." Describes a hazy, reticulated or blurry black pattern. 34. KANOKO A dappled red (Hi) pattern. 35. KARASUGOI (kahRAH-soo goy). A black koi or a "Black Crow." 36. KASANE SUMI (KAH-sahn-ay SOO-mee.) Black (Sum)) hat is located on top of a red (Hi) color area.
37. KAWARIMONO (KAH-wahr-ee-moh-noh). A show classification of all non-metallic Koi that don’t fit into another classification. 38. KI (kee). Yellow. 39. KI BEKKO (kee beh-KOH). A rare non-metallic yellow Koi with black markings. 40. KI UTSURI (kee OOT sir-Be.) A rare black Koi with a yellow pattern. 41. KIGOI (KEE-goy). A rare non-metallic yellow Koi. 42. KIKUSUI (KEE-koo-soo-ee). A metallic platinum Koi with yellow, orange or orangish / red pattern. Usually German or leather-scaled. 43. KIN (ken). Metallic gold. 44. IN HI UTSURI (ken hee OOT-sir-ee). Metallic Hi Utsuri.
45 KlNSHOWA (kenSHOw sir-Be) Metallic Showa with a golden Luster. 46. KINDAI SHOWA (ken-dye SHO-wah). "Modern" Showa where the white is predominant over the black coloration. 47. KINGINRIN (ken-GIN-ren). Formal form of Ginrin 48. KIWA. (KEE-wah). The definition or "sharpness" between a red (Hi) and a white pattern area. 49. KOHAKU (koh-HAH-koo). White Koi with red pattern 50. KOROMO (KOH-roh-moh). The show classification under which Goromo are shown. 51. KUCHIBENI (KOO-chch-BEN-ee). "Red lips." 52. KUJAKU (koo-JAH-koo). A platinum Koi with orange or orange/red markings and a gray or black matsuba pattern. Also known as Kujaku Ogon. 53. KUMONRYU (koo-mohn-DOO). "Dragon Fish." Black (leather) German scaled Koi with a white pattern that can change its black-and-white pattern periodically. 54. LEATHER CARP. A Doitsu Koi where the only scales are a row of small ones along each side of the dorsal fin. 55. MAGOI (mah-goy). A wild type of black carp, an ancestor of the modern Koi. 56. MARUTEN (MAHR-eh-TEN). A red spot on the head of a Koi and other red markings elsewhere on the body. 57. MATSUBA (maht-SOO-bah). A gray or black marking on the middle part of the scales that give the impression of a "pine cone" pattern. men-wah-ray-literally: split mask. 58. MATSUKAWA-BAKE (maht-soo KAH-wah bah KEE) A non-metallic black-and-white normal scaled Koi that changes its pattern layout. 59. MIDORI (meh-DOHR-ee). Green. 60. MIDORI-GOI (meh-DOHR-ee goy) A rare green Koi. 61. MIZUHO OGON (MEE-zoo-HOH oh-GOHN) A metallic orange-to-bronze/orange German-scaled Koi where the German scales are a darker bronze-to-black color. 62. MOTOGURO (moh-toh-GUR-oh). Black color that comes from the base or joint of the pectoral fin. 63. NARUMI (nay-ROO-mee). A medium blue color named after a town in Japan where cloth of this color is made. 64. NARUMI ASAGI (nay-ROO-mee ah-SAH-gee). A medium blue Asagi that is the desired color of those fish today 65. NEZU (nay-ZOO). Gray. 66. NEZU OGON (nay-ZOO oh-GOHN). A rare gray metallic Ogon an original type of the metallic.
67. NISHIKIGOI (neesh-KEE-goy) Colored carp or Koi. This is the formal term for Koi. "Nishiki" refers to a colored cloth or silk and "goi" means fish or carp. 68. OCHIBA SHIGURA (oh-CHEE-buh shuh-GUR-ay). A gray net knit-based color Koi with a brown pattern. Literally translated-"autumn leaves on the water." 69. OGON (oh-GOHN). A single-colored metallic Koi. 70. ORANJI (ohr-in-JEE). Orange. 71. ORANJI HARIWAKI (ohr-in-JEE hih-ruh-WAH-kee). A platinum Ogon with a metallic orange pattern. 72. ORANJI OGON (ohr-in-JEE oh-GOHN). Metallic orange Koi. 73. PLATINUM. Metallic White 74. PLATINUM OGON. Metallic white Koi. 75. RIN (ren). A scale. 76. SANKE (SAHN-kee.). A white Koi with red and black markings on the white base. 77. SANSHOKU (san-SHO-koo). A three-colored Koi. Usually used to describe Sanke and Showa. 78. SASHI (SAHSH-ee). Front edge of a red or black color patterned area.
79. SHIRO (SHEER-oh). White. 80. SHIRO BEKKO (SHEER-oh beh-KOH). White Koi with black markings. 81. SHIRO UTSURI (SHEER-oh OOT-sir-ee). Black Koi with a white pattern. 82. SHOWA (SHO-wah). A black Koi with red and white markings. Showa are born black and develop red and white markings on the black base. 83. SHUSUI (SHOO-swee). A blue Koi with dark blue German scales which sometimes has an orange belly. 84. SORA-GOI (SOHR-ah-goy). Essentially an Ochiba Shigura without a brown pattern. 85. SUMI. (SOO-mee). Black or a black pattern. 86. TAISHO SANSHOKU (TlE-sho san-SHO-koo). Formal name for Sanke . 87. TANCHO (tahn-CHOH). A term for a red spot on the head of a Koi where there is no other red on the body. 88. TSUBA SUMI (SOO-bah SOO-mee). Black markings that appear on white skin instead of a red pattern. Preferred arrangement on Sanke, for example.
89. UTSURI (OOT-sir-ee). Black Koi with either white, yellow or orange pattern. 90. UTSURIMONO (OOT-sir-ee-moh-noh). The show classification under which Utsuri are shown. 91. YAMABUKI (yah-mah-BOO-kee). Japonica bush that has yellow flowers. 92.YAMABUK HARIWAKI (yah-mah-BOO-kee hah-ruh-WAH-kee). Platinum Ogon with a metallic yellow pattern. 93. YAMABUKI OGON (yah-mah-BOO-kee oh-GOHN). The formal name for the Lemon Ogon, a metallic yellow Koi. 94. YAMATO-NISHIKI (yah-MAHT-oh neesh-KEE). Metallic Sanke. 95. YOTSUSHIRO (yote-soo-SHEER-oh)."Five Whites." A black Koi with white on the head and four fins. Chuck Jones is the owner and president of Wet Pets Japanese Koi an importer of Japanese Koi and distributor of pond products in Dahlonega (dah-LOHN-ee-gah), GA. Contact him at 1085 Mountain Cove Rd., Dahlonega, GA 30533. (706) 865-7190 or e-mail at wetpets@stc.net If you made it this far and still need help try this link http://www.koi.com/encyclopedia/ Thank-You for having an interest in koi.
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