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Hachi -- (HAH chee) Head. Hachi Hi -- (HAH chee hee) An early ancestor of the modern Kohaku. Hachiware -- (HAH chee WAH reh) Lightning stripe head pattern. Divided head. Hachi means 'head', Ware means 'dividing'. Sumi pattern that divides the head. Also called Menware. Men means 'face' but in Koi both 'head' and 'face' refer to the same thing and are this used interchangeably. Sumi of the head that appears on the Utsurimono family such as Showa Sanshoku. Good Hachiware runs form the mouth to the shoulder in an Inazuma pattern and makes the Koi's pattern appear to be more dynamic. Hachizumi -- (HAH chee ZOO mee) A black pattern that runs diagonally across the head. Hada -- (hah dah) Sheen. Hageru -- (HAH geh roo) No blurring on the head (relates to metallic varieties particularly). Hageshiro -- (HAH geh SHEE row) A black, non-metallic koi with white on the head and nose and on the tail and pectoral fin tips (Kawarimono). Hajiro -- (hah GEE row) A black koi with white on the tail and pectoral fin tips (Kawarimono). Haka Shita -- (HAH kah SHEE tah) Sagging abdomen. Hanatsuki -- (hah NAHT SOO kee) Head hi extends down the nose. Hanagara Moyo -- Flower pattern. Hi pattern that looks like blooming flowers. Quite beautiful. Hanazumi -- (hah NAH ZOO mee) A black pattern (or spot) around or near the mouth and nose area. Hana Shusui -- (hah NAH SHOO swee) A form of Shusui, also known as a flowery Shusui with round red markings on the sides (between the back scales and the lateral line) instead of parallel the 'line patches' down the sides or regular Shusui (Shusui). Hanatsuki -- A hi pattern that reaches the mouth. Hara -- (hah RAH) Abdominal area. Hariwake -- (HAH ree WAH keh) Koi with two colors, one of which is platinum, the other metallic orange, gold, or yellow, double metallic cross breeding (Hikari Moyomono). Hariwake Matsuba -- (HAH ree WAH keh maht SOO bah) A silver and yellow metallic koi with a black "pine cone" pattern in its scales (Hikari Moyomono). Hasami Sumi -- Sumi between. Sumi between the Hi plates. Term used to describe Sumi on Taisho Sanshoku. Hasami Sumi is located in narrow Shiroji areas rather than appearing in the Hi plates. Hashiri Sumi -- Running Sumi. Hashiri means 'run'. Sumi that is scattered in stripes (rather than Motoguro) on the pectoral fins of Showa Sanshoku. The term is also used to describe the striped Sumi on the pectoral fins of Taisho Sanshoku. The term is used only for the pectoral and tail fins but not for Sumi on the body. Heisei Period -- (HAY say period) Contemporary Japanese era that started in 1989 and continues to present. (Periods are dated and named for the Emperor of Japan and the time he serves as Emperor). Heisei Nishiki -- (HAY say nee SHEE kee) A Doitsu Yamato Nishiki. A metallic, scaleless Sanke. Not recognized yet as an established variety. Hi -- (HEE) General term for red. Hi Asagi -- (hee ah SAH gee) An Asagi whose red marking extends over the lateral line (Asagi). Hi Botan -- (hee BOW tahn) A koi resembling Bekko, derived from Utsuri lineage. Hi Showa -- (hee SHOW wah) A predominantly red Showa (Showa). Showa Sanshoku with many Hi plates and very little Shiroji. It is not a variety name but rather a description of the amount of Hi versus Shiroji. Since Kindai Showa Sanshoku that have a lot of Shiroji came to be more available the traditional or older type of Showa came to be called Hi Showa. Hi Shusui -- (hee SHOO swee) A Shusui whose red pattern spreads up from the belly and covers the back (Shusui). Hi Utsuri -- (hee oot SOO ree) A black Koi with red markings (Utsurimono). Hiagari -- (hi GAH ree) Intensity of the red color. Hiban -- (hee BAHN) Red pattern element or red area. Higoi -- (HEE goy) Red koi, usually called Akamuji (light red) or Benigoi (deep red). An early ancestor of the modern Kohaku. Hikari -- (hee KAH ree) Metallic. Hikari Moyomono -- (hee KAH ree MOH yoh MOH noh) A classification including all metallic koi with two or more colors, except metallic Utsuri and Showa. Hikari Mujimono -- (hee KAH ree MOO gee MOH noh) The classification for single-colored metallic Koi. Hikari Utsurimono -- (hee KAH ree oot SOO ree MOH noh) Metallic Utsuri and Showa. Hikarimono -- (hee KAH ree MOH noh) Shining ones, the metallic groups. Hikarimoyo -- (hee KAH ree MOH yoh) Multicolored 'white-based' metallic koi. Hikarimuji -- (hee KAH ree MOO gee) Single-coloured metallic koi, with or without scale reticulation. Himo Sumi -- (hee moh SOO mee) String-like, thin sumi pattern. A shape of Sumi that is long and thin like a string (Himo) but is not necessarily straight. Usually used to describe Sumi on Showa and Taisho Sanshoku. Sumi tends to become thick but when it appears in a thin and artistic pattern it makes the Koi very attractive. Depending on the direction the pattern runs it may also be Tate Zumi (parallel to the dorsal fin), Obi Zumi (crossing the dorsal fin and looking like an Obi) or Tasukigake (diagonal). Hinomaru -- (hee noh MAH roo) Sun rising. Hirenaga Koi -- (hee reh NAH gah koi) Long-finned or butterfly koi. Not accepted as a koi variety in Japan. Hiroshima Kinginrin -- (hee ROH shee mah keen geen deen) Kin Gin Rin as 'cracked glass' or diamond gin rin. Scales have bright lines running across them. Hisoku – (hee SOH koo) Yellow-green color. Hitomoji Sumi -- Hito pattern. 'V' or 'Y' shaped Hachiware Sumi pattern. The shape looks like the Japanese character el (Hito). This is why it is called a Hitomoji (Moji means 'character') pattern. Hoaka -- (hoh AH kah) Hi over the gill plate. Hon sumi -- (hohn SOO mee) 'Genuine sumi', referring to the black Sanke markings on a Koromo Sanke. Hoo Aka -- (hoo AH kah) A Koi with red gill plates. An early ancestor of the modern Kohaku. Hoshi -- (HOH shee) Opening or window within the pattern. Hookazuki -- (hoo kah ZOO kee) A black carp with red cheeks. An early ancestor of the modern Kohaku. Houki Sumi -- Broom Sumi. Houki means 'broom'. Sumi that looks like it was swept with a broom. Striped Sumi pattern seen on the pectoral fins or tail fin of Taisho Sanshoku. Also called Hashiri Zumi ('running' Sumi) or Tejima ('hand striped'). A few light stripes are desirable. Extremely strong stripes are not as favoured. I. Ichi bu -- (EE chee boo) Size one. Ichimatsu -- (EE chee maht soo) Checkered pattern. A design that alternates from the right side to the left side. Desirable on Shiro Utsuri where the Sumi separates the Shiroji evenly. Inazuma -- (EE nah ZOO mah) Lighting-stripe pattern (zig-zag pattern). Term used to describe the shape of a Hi plate. The pattern runs zigzag like lightning over the body. An Inazuma pattern is highly valued because it alternatively reveals the Shiroji. Ippon Hi -- (EE pohn HEE) Straight hi. Unbroken red. Continuous Hi pattern with no break from head to tail. The Hi pattern lacks any Kirekomi or cut-in of the Shiroji from the belly. It is a boring pattern. If the Koi is of excellent quality an Ipponhi pattern may be worthy of our appreciation. Iro -- (EE row) Color. Iroagari -- (EE row ah GAH ree) The degree of color intensity. Iroage -- (EE row ah GEH) The act of intensifying the various colors. To bring out color. Color enhancement. Because Nishikigoi can not create the red pigments within their bodies it is necessary to feed foods with carotene to maintain the red colouration in Koi that have Hi plates. You can say 'the Koi needs Iroage' and it would mean that the Koi needs to increase its color or that it should be fed color-enhancing food. Iromono -- (EE row MOH noh) The collective name for all metallic koi. Isumiya -- (Iz-Oo-Me-Ya) Famous breeder. J. Jari -- (JAH ree) Gravel. Jarisumi -- (JAH ree SOO mee) Small black sumi spots. Jihada -- (gee HAH dah) Texture of the koi's skin. Jinbei -- (geen BYE) Sanke line of koi bred by Jinbei. It is a highly respected and established lineage as is Matsunosuke. Juji --(GOO gee) Cross shape. Junidaira Showa -- (GOON ee dye rah SHOW wah) Very old Showa line. Jyami -- (JAH mee) Shorter word for Jarisumi. |
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