Meaning

Primary

Red Carp

Alternatives

Golden Carp, Red Koi, Golden Koi

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A scarlet colored carp is called a red carp and sometimes a golden carp because sometimes people don't understand colors.

Reading

ひごい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is a combination of on'yomi and kun'yomi. That being said, both readings for both kanji are the readings you learned with the kanji so you should be able to read this.

Context

Context Sentences

ニシキゴイは緋鯉をもとに改良されたものです。

The colored carp was an improvement on the red and golden carp.

Kanji Composition