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Nishikigoi Terms
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Pronunciation Guide:
| A - pronounced ah, as in paw or draw |
EI - pronounced aye, as in bay, play |
| E - pronounced eh, as in spend or friend |
OI - pronounced oye, as in toy, boy |
| I - pronounced ee, as in bee, he, tree |
OA - pronounced oh ah, as in boa |
| O- pronounced oh, as in tow, oak |
OO - pronounced oo, as in who, boo |
| U - pronounced uu, as in moo, who |
UI - pronounced wee, as in tree, bee |
| R - sometimes pronounced like the letter "d" |
JI - pronounced gee, as in bungi |
| AI - pronounced eye, as in pie, fly |
JY - pronounced jah, as in draw, jaw |
| AO - pronounced ah oh |
RYU - pronounced droo, as in Andrew |
| Word(Pronunciation) | Meaning |
| ZNA
| Zen Nippon Airinkai. An international association for amateur Koi keepers. |
| Zoonoses
| Disease that can be transmitted from animal to human under natural conditions. |
| Zuiun
| A color variant of the shusui. |
| Zukinkaburi
(zoo kihn kah' boo ree) | Wearing a hood. Zukin means "hood," Kaburi means "wearing." Term used to describe Nishikigoi that have a head that is fully covered with color. The Koi would not have Shiroji on the gills or in the lower jaw. Another term for Menkaburi. Nishikigoi with heads covered in red are called Aka Zukin and Koi with heads covered in black are called Kuro Zukin. These Koi are not considered beautiful. |
| Zygote
| Fertilzed ovum. |
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