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Akame           (a-kah-may) red eye

Aka               (a-kah) red

Beni               (ben-ee) red

Benigoi          (ben-ee-goy)  orange-red koi

Doitus          (dough-ee-tsue)     German - scaleless, or row of large scales

Gin-Rin           diamond scales

Godan            (go-dan)     Five step pattern.

Hi                   (he) red

Hikari            (he-kah-ree) metallic

Ichi                 (ee-chee) number 1, best

Kage               (kah-gay) shadow, undeveloped black

Kanoko          (kah-no-koh) dappled red markings

Ki                   (kee) yellow

Kin                 (kin) gold

Kin - Rin       (kin rin)  gold  diamond scales

Kiwa              (key-wah) edge of pattern

Kuchibeni:     (koo-chee-ben-ee)   Literally "lipstick," indicates red (beni) on the mouth.

Kuzu               (koo-zoo) junk

Maruten          (mah-roo-ten)  round spot on the head (crown)

Matsuba            (ma-tsue--bah) net-like pattern on scales (reticulation) 

Menware           (men-wah-ray) black stripe between eyes on Utsuri and Showa

Mesu                 (mess)    female

Midori                (me-doe-ree) green

Motoguro        ( moe-toe-goo-roe) black marking on base of pectoral fins .

Nidan               (nee-dawn):       A two step pattern.

Nisai                 (nee-sigh) two year old Koi

Odome             (oh-do-may) tail stop- the white area between last color on the body and tail.

Ohmoyo          (oh-moy-oh):  Any single, large, unbroken pattern extending from head to tail.

Osu                  (oh-sue) male

Sandan:            (san-dawn)  Three step pattern.

Sansai              (san-sigh) three-year old Koi

Sashi                (sash-ee)  white scales overlapping red on the leading edge of pattern

Shimi               (she-me)  black spots

Shiro                (sheer-oh) white

Sumi                 (sue-me) black

Tategoi             (tah-tay-goy) a Koi with potential for further development, one which is not yet finished developing.

Tosai                (toe-sigh) Koi of less than one year old

Tsubo sumi     ( sue-bow sue-me) Sanke black on white background, which may be bordered by red

Yondan:           (yon-dawn) Four step pattern on Kohaku

Yonsai            (yon-sigh) four-year-old Koi

JAPANESE TERMS FOR COLOR:

HI = RED    KI = YELLOW    BUDO = PURPLE    SHIRO = WHITE    SUMI = BLACK    CHA = BROWN 

MIDORI = GREEN    KIN =GOLD  GIN = SILVER    AI = BLUE    NEZU = GREY     BENI =  RED 

AIGOROMO = EYE - GOR -OMO = INDIGO BLUE    AKA = ACKA =RED FROM ORANGE 

CHAGRIN = CHA -GOY = TEA - COLOURED -CARP    KOHAKU = CO - HAKU = RED AND WHITE  

MIDORI = MID ORI -GOY = GREEN CARP    NEZUGOI = NEZ - OO -GOI = GREEN CARP

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