Japanese Koi Dictionary.

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AKA =Red

AKAMUJI = Red koi, with no other colours.

BENI = Red

BENISHITSU = Red Quality.

BUDO = Grape

DAN = Step

DOITSU = German, Mirror Scaled

FUKURIN = Shiny skin in between the scales

GIN = Silver

HI = Red

HIBAN = Red pattern.

HISHITSU = Red Quality. (lower quality than BENISHITSU)

HINPYOKAI = Koi Show

INAZUMA = Lightning

JARIZUMI = Scattered sumi (black)

KAGE = Shadow, scale showing light and dark shades

KIN = Gold

KIWA = the trailing (back) edge of a pattern.

KUCHI = Mouth.

KUCHIBENI = Mouth + Red. Red on lips or front of face.

MARUTEN = Red on head, normally in a circle.

MARUZOME = Kiwa (back edge of pattern) that follows the scale edge.

MENKABURI = Colour covering the face.

MEMWARE = Black pattern on a showa’s face.

MOTOGURO = Sumi (black) in the base of the pectoral fins.

MUJI = Single colour.

NI = Two

NIDAN = Two Step

ODOME = Area just before the tail where the Pattern stops.

ORENJI = Orange.

OZUTSU = Tail Tube.

RIN = Scale.

SAN = Three.

SANDAN = Three step

SASHI = Front edge of pattern, showing colour under scales.

SASHIZUMI = SASU (stab) + SUMI (black) Leading edge of sumi under the scale.

SHIMI = Black spot or freckle.

SHIRO = White

SHIROMUJI = White koi, with no other colours.

SHITSU = Quality

SUMI = Back

TAIKO =TAI (body) + KO (height)

TERI = Shine

TSUYA= luster

TSUBO SUMI = Sumi (black) on white skin.