Tancho Kohaku- white Koi with one red patch on head
Nidan- two-step Hi pattern
Sandan- three-step Hi pattern
Yondan- four-step Hi pattern
Godan- five-step Hi pattern
Inazuma- zig-zag Hi pattern down the length of the body
Kuchibeni- Hi (red) on the lips
Oh Moyo- large unbroken pattern from the head to the tail
Menkaburi- a Hood that covers the whole head often extending from the gills to the mouth
Bekko
Aka Bekko- red (hi) Koi with black patches
shiro Bekko- white Koi with black patches
Ki Bekko- yellow (ki) Koi with black patches
Doitsu Bekko- scale less
Utsuri
Shiro Utsuri- black Koi with a white pattern
Ki Utsuri- black Koi with a yellow pattern
Hi Utsuri- black Koi with a red pattern
Doitsu Utsuri- scale less
Tsubo-suni- when the black (sumi) is on the white
Kasane-sumi- when the black (sumi) is on the red (hi)
Kuchibeni- when there is red (hi)on the lips
Aka Sanke- when the red (hi) runs from head to tail
Doitsu Sanke- scale less
Tancho Sanke- white Koi with a red patch on the head and black patterns on the body
Nezu- silver gray metallic Koi
Platinum- white (platinum) metallic Koi
Yamabuki- yellow metallic Koi
Orenji- orange metallic Koi
Aka Matsuba or Hi Matsuba- red metallic Koi with a matsuba
gin matsuba- silver metallic Koi with a matsuba
Kin Matsuba- yellow metallic Koi with a matsuba
Doitsu Ogon- scale less
Hariwake- white metallic Koi with Orenji Hariwake or Yamabuki Hariwake
Yamato-nishiki- metallic Sanke usually doitsu
Kikusui- metallic doitsu Kohaku
Platinum Kohaku this is a metallic Kohaku
Kujako- white metallic Koi with red/orange pattern
Gin Bekko- metallic Shiro Bekko
Bloke Showa- back Koi with netlike pattern
Hi Showa- large hi (red) patch that runs from the head to the tail
Kindai Showa- thas more white on the body
Tancho Showa- black Koi with a red patch on the head and white patterns on the body
Note: Japanese Terms for Nishikigoi
hi- red only in patches
aka- red the whole fish
sumi- black only in patches
karasu- black the whole fish
nezu- gray
shiro- white
midori- green
ki- yellow
cha- brown
orenji- orange
beni- dark red
ai- indigo
kin- gold (yellow metallic)
gin- silver (white metallic)
matsuba- pine cone pattern
Bekko- black & white
Rin- shiny scale
doitsu- German scale-less or mirror carp
