| Spla@ash! -What do you call Kingyo?- We the Japanese call Goldfish "Kingyo." "Kin" is the Gold and "gyo" means "fish". Goldfish is a kind of a very popular fish and many people keep them in there home in Japan. I introduce what we call Goldfish in Japanese. |
| Hibuna |
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Common | The ancestor of all goldfishes. It is an orange crucian carp. "Hi"( read it as "he") means Orange colored,and "Buna" is a word called the "Huna" which means a crucian carp changes. "Wakin" is double tailed. |
| Wakin |  |
Wakin(?) | Wakins are look like Hibuna,but they have admirable double tail and their paterns are various. There are red or red&white. They are traditional style of Japanese Kingyo. Possibly, do you call this goldfish as common? |
| Shubunkin |
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Shubunkin | It's so beautiful and it's has oriental atmosphere . Usually, they are four colors red, black, white, and blue. |
| Bristol Shubunkin |
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Bristol Shubunkin | Probably there isn't such a kind of Goldfish in Japan. They are breeded in England and very rare fish in the country . |
| Commet |
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Commet | They are bred in USA at first.They have so long tail and they grow so large. Red and white Commet is popular in Japan. |
| Ryukin |
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Ryukin | "Ryu" is the initial of Okinawa's old name. It's says that this goldfish was introduced into Japan through Okinawa. If this goldfish grows, the back of the head will rise and it will progress like a wen. |
| Tanbi-Ryukin |
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Fantail | Short tailed Ryukin.We call this Goldfish only "Ryukin" usualy as a long tailed one.
There are single tailed Ryukin in some country in Japan. They are called "Sabao" and treasured. |
| Demekin |
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Telescope |
We call all Telescopes or pop-eyed goldfish "Demekin". Black one is "Kuro-demekin",red one is "Aka-demekin". tlicolored one is "Sansyoku(means three colors)-demekin". |
| Yanagi Demekin |
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Globe Eye | Thin figured Demekin."Yanagi" is "Willow". We often use this word as opposed to a delicate thing or a slender thing. |
| Kuro-demekin |
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Black Moor | You call this goldfish "Moor" , don't you? While there are many kindsof Demekin, but, this colored ones have been named specially. It is proof that a black ones are very popular among you.I think. And they are so in Japan,too. |
| Oranda-shishigashira |
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Oranda | My favorite goldfish. Japan was carrying out the national isolation system in the past. Those days, the country in contact with Japan was restricted to the Netherlands etc. Therefore, the word the "Oranda" means "Netherlands"is often used for what was imported from overseas. In the fact,those Goldfishes are come from China. It is the story that why do these Goldfish are called "Oranda". But I don't know does it trueth."Shishigashira" is "Lion head".Black,Green,Blue,Chocolate Oranda is so rare in Japan.The Calico Oranda is called "Azuma-nishiki". |
| Tancho |
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Redcap Oranda | "Tancho" is a word showing the thing of a Japanese crane. And we feel red circle like a hat resembles the Japanese national flag, so it is very popular in our country. |
| Hanafusa |
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Pom-pom | The goldfish which the fringe attached to the nose."Hana"is nose,and "fusa" is the fringe or pom-pom. |
| Rantyu |
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Ranchu | The kind representing a high-class goldfish.There are so many hobbyist circles of Ranchu not only in Japan but many areas in the world. The competition shows are held briskly. |
| Choutengan |
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Celestial | "Chou"is "Sumit" and "ten" is "celestial" and,"gan" means "eye".The goldfish of such a unique figure has often bred in China. |
| Suiho-gan |
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Bubble Eye | "Sui" is "water" and "ho" is "bubble". Lymph is contained in the bag under its eyes. A bags are delicate and tends to be torn. It is necessary to treat them carefully and gently. |
| Pearlscale |
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Pearlscale | Scales like pearls. In a globular form, especially the body calls what has a short tail "ping-pong pearl"."Crown Pearlscale"is called "Hama-nishiki" .It is connected with having been bred in Shizuoka(there is the Lake-Hamanako in Shizuoka prefecture). Or "Koto-pearl" means "high head". |
| Panda-choubi |
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Panda Butterfly | This "chou" means butterfly and "bi" means "tail". Especially the fish of black and white is called panda. For a monochrome color, it is often to be easy to change, and to become the goldfish of red or white, if it grows up. |
| I read English web sites about goldfish a lot. I investigated the English names of the goldfish but, because I am not great at English, there may be some mistakes in the classifications. If you notice any mistakes, point them out. Thanks. |