| ai |
- |
Indigo |
| aka |
- |
Red
over entire Koi |
| bekko |
- |
Black
& White |
| beni |
- |
Dark
Red |
| budo |
- |
Grape |
| cha |
- |
Brown |
| doitsu |
- |
Scale-less
or mirror |
| gin |
- |
Metallic
Silver |
| ginrin |
- |
Silver
reflective scales |
| godan |
- |
5
step |
| hi |
- |
Red
spot(s) |
| hikari |
- |
Shiny |
| inazuma |
- |
Lightning
pattern |
| karasu |
- |
Black
over entire Koi |
| ki |
- |
yellow |
| kin |
- |
Metallic
Gold |
| kin Rin |
- |
Gold
reflective scales |
| kuchibeni |
- |
Lipstick
- The term is also widely used to describe koi
with hi on the mouth |
| maruten |
- |
Literally
means crown. The term is used widely to
describe koi with a tancho-like hi pattern on
the head |
| matsuba |
- |
Pine
cone pattern |
| midori |
- |
green |
| muji |
- |
One
color |
| moyo |
- |
Type
of pattern |
| nezu |
- |
Grey |
| nidan |
- |
2
Step |
| nissai |
- |
2
Year old koi/koi in their second year |
| orenji |
- |
Orange |
| rin |
- |
Scale |
| sandan |
- |
3
Step |
| shiro |
- |
White |
| shoku |
- |
Color |
| sumi |
- |
Black
spot(s) |
| tosai |
- |
1
Year old koi/koi in their first year |
| utsuri |
- |
Reflective |
| yondan |
- |
4
Step |