鯉のぼり

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鯉
こい
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Noun

鯉のぼり (hiragana こいのぼり, rōmaji koinobori, historical hiragana こひのぼり)

  1. Alternative spelling of 鯉幟 (“carp streamer”).

Proper noun

鯉のぼり (hiragana こいのぼり, rōmaji Koinobori)

  1. name of a Taishō period 童謡 (dōyō, “children's song”):
    甍 (いらか)の波 (なみ)と雲 (くも)の波 (なみ)、重 (かさ)なる波 (なみ)の中空 (なかぞら)を、橘 (たちばな)かおる朝風 (あさかぜ)に、高 (たか)く泳 (およ)ぐや、鯉 (こい)のぼり。
    Iraka no nami to kumo no nami, kasanaru nami no nakazora o, tachibana kaoru asa-kaze ni, takaku oyogu ya, koinobori.
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