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鯉 means 'carp'

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Strokes : 18    Frequency: 2428   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-5    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 3 words   Used in 15 words   Used in 130 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Common readings
Kun
   こい carp
Additional readings
On    リ
Components
⿰  魚 fish  里 village  
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鯉 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 鯉 is used 14 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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よ う り 1
noun
carp breeding  (obscure term)
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こい : 6 words FIND ALL
Most common form: こい
noun
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
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こい (read as ごい) : 7 words FIND ALL
に し き ご い 3
noun
coloured carp; colored carp
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An additional こい less common words include 鯉 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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鯉
こい carp   
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里
リ   さと village   
魚
ギョ   さかな    うお fish   
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⺈
corner
田
デン   た rice field   
灬
fire
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