Kanji 鯉
18 strokes
Meaning
carp
- On'yomi
- リ
- Kun'yomi
- こい
- Strokes
- 18
- Radical
- 魚 fish (195)
- JLPT
- N1
- School grade
- Jinmeiyō
- Kanken
- 準1級 – 1級
- Frequency
- #2369 / 2500
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
Example sentences
私は網で鯉を捕った。
I caught a carp in a net.
鯉は網で捕まえたんだ。
I caught a carp in a net.
この池には鯉がうようよいる。
The pond abounds with carp.
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