18 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

carp

Kun'yomi
  • common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

こい 100.0%

Character Breakdown

carp
こい リ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
fish
さかな ギョ うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
mouth of a (sword) sheath
someone doomed to their fate
rosy goatfish (Parupeneus chrysopleuron)
koi carp caught during the cold season
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References

Unicode hex code 9BC9
JIS X 0208 1-24-81
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5299
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6874
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1879
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2358
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1211
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1658
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 176
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 188
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2764
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1991
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46182
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2271
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 178
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a7.2
Four corner code 2631.4