鯉 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings

What does 鯉 mean?

Sea bream

How to read 鯉?

Kunyomi... こい/koi,てがみ/tegami

Onyomi... リ/ri

jinmeikun...

* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.

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鯉 / related names

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gender:

Name:
shori
Katakana:
ショウリ

Kanji:
昇鯉
Meaning:
  • Ascent. Stairs. The sun or moon rises high. To rise in rank or status.
  • Sea bream
Name:
shori
Katakana:
ショウリ

Kanji:
勝鯉
Meaning:
  • Win. To defeat an opponent. Be superior to others. To endure. Good scenery or landscape. Excellent. All. No residue.
  • Sea bream
Name:
matsuri
Katakana:
マツリ

Kanji:
祭鯉
Meaning:
  • Festival. A festival to worship gods and ancestors.
  • Sea bream
Name:
richi
Katakana:
リイチ

Kanji:
鯉一
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • One. The first. Kanji for the number 1 (one). To be the most superior. To begin, to put things together.
Name:
rihei
Katakana:
リヘイ

Kanji:
鯉平
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • Flat. Without height, unevenness, or slope. A uniform and unchanging appearance. Equal. Calm. Gentle. An unchanging appearance. To divide. Settled. Normal. Usually. Everyday.
Name:
rihito
Katakana:
リヒト

Kanji:
鯉陽十
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • Sun. Sunlight. The side where the sun shines. Warm. Bright. Whenever. Active and proactive. The positive pole of electricity and magnetism.
  • Ten. Kanji character for the number 10 (ten). The next number after nine. A large number. A number of things. A shape in which lines intersect vertically and horizontally.
Name:
rihito
Katakana:
リヒト

Kanji:
鯉日十
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • The sun. Sunlight. A day from sunrise to sunset. One day and night. Day. Every day. Weather. Sky patterns. Things in Japan.
  • Ten. Kanji character for the number 10 (ten). The next number after nine. A large number. A number of things. A shape in which lines intersect vertically and horizontally.
Name:
rihan
Katakana:
リハン

Kanji:
鯉伴
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • To accompany. To walk along with a superior. A companion. To accompany. To be a partner.
Name:
risho
Katakana:
リショウ

Kanji:
鯉昇
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • Ascent. Stairs. The sun or moon rises high. To rise in rank or status.
Name:
rikichi
Katakana:
リキチ

Kanji:
鯉吉
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • Good. Good luck. Congratulations. Good fortune. Excellent. Wise, honorable. Morally correct. The first day of the month.
Name:
riki
Katakana:
リキ

Kanji:
鯉毅
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • Resolute. Strong-willed and undaunted. Unmoved in attitude. Angry.
Name:
rio
Katakana:
リオ

Kanji:
鯉生
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • Live. To be born. Born. To grow. Life. A living thing. Pure. Unadulterated. Fresh. Unprocessed. Unripe. A person who is learning or practicing.
Name:
richi
Katakana:
リイチ

Kanji:
鯉壱
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • One. The first of the natural numbers. First. The most excellent. Only that. Make it one.
Name:
ritaro
Katakana:
リタロウ

Kanji:
鯉汰朗
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • Sort them out. Washing with water to separate the good from the bad. to wash away. To make cloudy. To add to. More than a minute. Too many.
  • Cheerful. Explicit. A bright, cheerful personality. A beautiful, unclouded appearance. Honest. Clear-hearted. A clear voice.
Name:
ritaro
Katakana:
リタロウ

Kanji:
鯉太郎
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • Abundantly large. Large in circumference. Thick. Flabby. Very. A word used to refer to a person of high rank or status.
  • Male. Men. Young men. A word that refers broadly to boys. A retainer.
Name:
eriko
Katakana:
エリコ

Kanji:
江鯉子
Meaning:
  • A river. A big river. A large river. It can also refer to the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River in China. Cove.
  • Sea bream
  • Children
Name:
koihachi
Katakana:
コイハチ

Kanji:
鯉八
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • Eight. Eighth. Kanji character for the number 8 (eight). A number one more than seven. A large number of people. It is said to be a lucky number because of its shape.
Name:
koinoshin
Katakana:
コイノシン

Kanji:
鯉乃進
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • In other words. For that reason. So. A long time ago. In the past. You. A second-person pronoun for a person of equal or inferior status. The word for "no" is used in particles.
  • Proceed. To go forward. To move up to a higher grade or level. Get better. To improve. I'll give it to you.
Name:
koito
Katakana:
コイト

Kanji:
鯉人
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • People. Human beings. Humanity. Every single person. People. Grown-ups. Adults. Personality. Character. A word used to count people.
Name:
koichi
Katakana:
コイチ

Kanji:
鯉一
Meaning:
  • Sea bream
  • One. The first. Kanji for the number 1 (one). To be the most superior. To begin, to put things together.

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