Kabuto:...Helmet i.e. Kin or Gin Kabuto, the metallic sheen on the head of a black koi.
Kado:...Edge.
Kado Gin:...A form of Kinginrin where only the edges of the scales are iridescent.
Kagamigoi:...Mirror carp.
Kage:...Literally,
'shadow' or 'phantom', referring to koi with a blurred, reticulated black pattern over the white or red.
Kage Hi Utsuri:...A
koi whose red and black utsuri pattern is complemented by a kage pattern over the red.
Kage Shiro Utsuri:...A koi with
basic black and white utsuri pattern and kage pattern over the white.
Kage Showa:...A koi with the basic showa pattern
and kage pattern over the white.
Kanoko:...Literally, 'fawn', referring to the dappled hi, appearing on single scales.
Kanoko Kohaku:...A Kohaku with dappled hi markings.
Kanoko Sanke:...A Sanke with dappled hi markings.
Kanoko Showa:...A
Showa with dappled hi markings.
Kao:...'Face'; any area between the cheeks (also known as 'men').
Karasu:...Crow,
black (overall colour).
Karasugoi:...Crow koi, black koi from the Asagi line, with white or orange bellies.
Kasane
sumi:...Sumi that appears on the hi, opposed to tsubo sumi, which appears on the white skin.
Katamoyo:...A pattern on
only one side of the body.
Kawagoi:...Leather carp.
Kawari:...Something strage.
Kawarigoi:...Strange koi.
Kawarimono:...A
classification of all non metallic koi not included in any other group.
Ki:...Yellow.
Ki Bekko:...A yellow koi with
black markings.
Kigoi:...A yellow koi; often with red eyes (albino line).
Ki Kokuryu:...Metallic Kumonryu.
Ki
Matsuba:...A yellow koi with black 'pine cone' markings in the centre of the scales.
Ki Shusui:...A yellow Shusui with
greenish dorsal. A very rare variety.
Ki Utsuri:...A black koi with yellow markings.
Kikusui:...'Chrysanthemum water';
a metallic doitsu Hariwake Ogon with the pattern running between the scale lines.
Kin:...Metallic gold.
Kindai:...Modern.
Kin Gin Rin:...Koi with rows of very shiny scales along the back and sides.
Kin Hi Utsuri:...A metallic Hi Utsuri.
Kin Kabuto:...A black koi whose scales have gold edges. Now considered valueless.
Kin Ki Kokuryu:...A metallic equivalent of the Beni Kumonryu tends to have both gold and silver
patterns on a black base.
Kin Ki Utsuri:...A metallic Ki Utsuri.
Kin Showa:...A metallic Showa with a gold lustre.
Kin Fuji:...See Platinum Kohaku.
Kinbo:...A black koi with gold metallic sheen. Now considered valueless.
Kindai
Showa:...A Showa with a predominantly white pattern.
Kinitsusei:...Uniformity of colour.
Kinporai:...A bronze metallic
Matsuba Ogon.
Kinsui:...A metallic Shusui with a gold lustre, more hi (see Ginsui).
Kinzakura:...Golden cherries i.e.
gold bordered hi, A metallic Goten-zakura.
Kirekomi:...Narrow white inserts into the hi rising from the sides of the koi.
Kitchinai:...Sanke line of koi.
Kiwa:...Trailing edge of pattern elements, the definition between hi and white markings.
Kobayashi:...Original contemporary Showa line.
Koborehi:...Scattered red.
Koboresumi:...Scattered black.
Kohaku:...White
koi with red patterns.
Koi:...Abbreviated name for 'inishikigoi'; brocaded or jewelled carp.
Koke:...Scale.
Kokenami:...Line
of scales.
Kokesuki:...Uneven colour within the pattern i.e. single colourless scales.
Komoyo:...Small hi markings.
Konjo:...Very dark indigo/purple-blue.
Konjo Asagi:...A dark blue fish. An early ancestor of the modern Asagi.
Koromo:...Literally
'robed', referring to a group of koi whose hi pattern is outlined in a darker colour.
Koromo Sanke:...A koi with the koromo
reticulated pattern over the hi marking, and the sumi markings of a traditional Sanke.
Koromo Showa:...A koi with the
markings of a Showa overlaid with the koromo pattern.
Koromozumi:...Sumi Goromo netted sumi.
Koshi-nishiki:...The
result of a cross between an Ogon and a Sanke. Now known as a Yamatonishiki.
Kozumi:...Small black spots ( but giving
a tidy atmosphere).
Kuchi:...Lips in general term.
Kuchibeni:...Red lipstick-like markings, hi on lips.
Kujaku:...A
platinum koi with hi markings covering a large proportion of the body and with matsuba patterning in the scales.
Kujaku
Ogon:...Another name for kujaku.
Kumonryu:...Literally,'dragon fish'. A doitsu black koi with white markings in the scales
on its head, fins and body.
Kumoru:...Loss of colour brightness and gloss.
Kuragake:...Wearing a saddle: a pattern
that crosses the back like a saddle on a horse.
Kuro:...Black.
Kuro Ki Han:...The original name for Shiro Utsuri.
Kutsubera:...Shoehorn pattern on the head.
Linages:...Genetic lines.
Mado:...A 'window' in a red pattern
element involving more than one or two scales.
Madoaki:...Scales with 'shadows' under the skin.
Magoi:...A black mud
carp, originally wild, an early ancestor of modern nishikigoi.
Makiagari:...The pattern extending from the abdomen to
the upper area.
Makibara:...A red pattern that wraps around the body.
Makikomi:...The pattern extends from the upper
area to the abdomen.
Manzo:...Kohaku line of koi.
Maruten:...A Kohaku with a separate red marking on the head, also
used to describe such a head marking.
Maruten Kohaku:...A kohaku with a separate red marking on the head and additional
red on the body.
Maruten Sanke:...A Sanke with a separate red marking on the head and additional red on the body.
Maruzome:...'Round-dyed',
scalloped kiwa. The pattern follows the scale edges.
Matsuba:...Single coloured koi (metallic or non metallic) with scale
reticulation, also known as 'pine cone' pattern.
Matsuba Ogon:...Another name for a Kin Matsuba.
Matsukawabake:...A
non metallic black and white koi whose pattern changes with the time of year and water temperature, although periods may be
longer.
Matsunosuke:...A line of koi famous particularly for Sanke.
Men:...'Face'; also see kao.
Meija era:...A
period in Japanese history 1868-1912.
Menkaburi:...Red covering the entire face/head.
Menware:...The traditional Showa
head pattern, (lightning stripe pattern) where the black divides the red marking on the head.
Midori:...Green.
Midorigoi:...A
green doitsu koi with black or silvery scales, a very rare koi.
Mizu:...Water.
Mizu Asagi:...A very light coloured
koi.
Mono:...Single.
Moto:...Or 'original sumi', i.e. black markings that are apparent in fry and remain visible on
the adult koi.
Motoaka:...Red pectoral fin joints,'basic red'.
Motoguro:...Black fin joints.
Moyo no kire:...Sharpness
of e\dge of the colour pattern.
Moyo:...More than one (colour).
Mudagoke:...Redundant scale i.e. one out of line on
a doitsu koi.
Muji:...Single ( self coloured).
Mura:...A state in which colour is lacking uniformity.
Murasakigoi:...A
purple/lavender coloured koi.
Nabe sumi:...'Soft' grey/brown sumi from the original Tetsu Magoi line; sensitive to
light and water temperature; considered unstable.
Nagaremoyo:...Streaming hi pattern.
Namikin:...Tail fin.
Namitate:...Dorsal
fin.
Narumi Asagi:...The typical light blue patterned Asagi, colour of traditionally blue dyed cotton cloth.
Nesai:...Over
one year, and up to two years old.
Nezu:...Grey.
Nezu Ogon:...A silver grey koi with a dull metallic lustre.
Nezumi:...Grey.
Nibani:...Secondary hi, which appears and disappears depending on such factors as water condition and temperature.
Ni
bu:...Size two.
Niban:...Secondary.
Niban hi:...Secondary hi, also called Asagi hi.
Nidan hara:...Concave abdomen.
Nidan:...Two step.
Nidan Kohaku:...A Kahaku with a two step hi pattern.
Nishikigoi:...'Jewelled carp', a fancy
or coloured koi (from 'nishiki', a beautiful, coloured linen, and 'goi', meaning fish).
Nosezumi:...The black pattern
overlapping the red pattern.
Article by
H. Watson.
