How about a Bito-pedia?

[aquitori]

I know we are all learning more about the Japanese terms in association to our hobby, how about a glossary of Japanese terms translated into english meaning?

[gcuss]

I think that's a great idea. As a newbie, I struggle. Also, could we include some phonetic spelling to help with pronunciation?

I'll kick it off with my HUGE knowledge base of the language...

Sumi - Black (soomy)

Well, that about wraps up my vocabulary... anyone else??

Grant

[UP ALL NIGHT!!]

I have a hard enough time with english. Lori

[darion6]

u guys are funny.

shiroji-white
hi-red/(aka-red?, beni-red?)
tosai-1 y/o
nisai-2 y/o
sansai-3 y/o
yonsai-4 y/o

my contribution.....

any corrections are welcome if u c fit.

i have always been confused with the word for red. I know we all use "hi", but when do u use aka or beni? can anyone explain the difference between and usages of these words for the color red?

[UP ALL NIGHT!!]

Joel at Pan Intercorp has a great dictionary. Anyone know of any others?Lori

Koi.com - Reference

[aquitori]

Okay....How about "Kirikomei"(sp?), Anyone know this term?

[markgardner]

Quote: Originally Posted by gcuss I think that's a great idea. As a newbie, I struggle. Also, could we include some phonetic spelling to help with pronunciation? I'll kick it off with my HUGE knowledge base of the language... Sumi - Black (soomy) Well, that about wraps up my vocabulary... anyone else?? Grant

'sue-me' would be a rather more accurate phonetic spelling.

Mark

[markgardner]

Quote: Originally Posted by darion6 u guys are funny. shiroji-white hi-red/(aka-red?, beni-red?) tosai-1 y/o nisai-2 y/o sansai-3 y/o yonsai-4 y/o my contribution..... any corrections are welcome if u c fit. i have always been confused with the word for red. I know we all use "hi", but when do u use aka or beni? can anyone explain the difference between and usages of these words for the color red?

Shiroji means white ground, as opposed to 'white' which is actually just 'shiro'.

Tosai is a Koi in it's first year, as opposed to being a 1 year old Koi, nisai in it's second year, etc, etc.

Whilst hi, aka and beni all mean red in Japanese, they are actually different shades of red, beni being a deep crimson red, hi an orangey red.

[UP ALL NIGHT!!]

I will take a stab at it.
Word from the 15century for cut or incised Origami.
A Japanese Actor from the 70's Japan's version of a sword carrying Clint Eastwood.

My translation In Koi, a pattern with a deep sharp edge? This is a hard one. There is nothing out there. Lori

[darion6]

Quote: Originally Posted by markgardner Shiroji means white ground, as opposed to 'white' which is actually just 'shiro'. Tosai is a Koi in it's first year, as opposed to being a 1 year old Koi, nisai in it's second year, etc, etc. Whilst hi, aka and beni all mean red in Japanese, they are actually different shades of red, beni being a deep crimson red, hi an orangey red.

Markgardner, thank you for the clarification! Much appreciated.