The Kanji Map

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2369 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 18

Meaning: carp

Kunyomi: こい

Onyomi: リ

Composition: 魚里

鯉

Radical: 魚

Meaning: fish

Reading: うお

Frequency: 571

Alternative forms:

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養鯉（ヨウリ） carp breeding

鯉（こい） common carp (Cyprinus carpio), koi carp

鯉口（こいぐち） mouth of a (sword) sheath

俎上の鯉（そじょうのこい） someone doomed to their fate, fish on the chopping board

まな板の上の鯉（まないたのうえのこい） someone doomed to their fate, fish on the chopping board