plural koi
: a carp (Cyprinus carpio) bred especially in Japan for large size and a variety of colors and often stocked in ornamental ponds
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Here, younger children might like to feed the koi or make new friends at the pool, while teens can go sea kayaking, learn to hula, or make leis.
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Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
One of the festival’s long-standing traditions is to honor a community member with the privilege of starting the festival by raising the koi, which symbolizes strength, perseverance and good fortune.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
While Toyosu is a bit out of the way, Planets is the larger and more immersive of the two, with engaging exhibits that include a room full of digital koi in knee-deep water, a forest of dangling orchids, and rooms of video game-like physical challenges to jump, balance, or wiggle through.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix A tranquil slice of heaven with grey stones, glittering koi and green bonsai trees.
—Trenesha Striggles, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
One of the festival’s long-standing traditions is to honor a community member with the privilege of starting the festival by raising the koi, which symbolizes strength, perseverance and good fortune.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
While Toyosu is a bit out of the way, Planets is the larger and more immersive of the two, with engaging exhibits that include a room full of digital koi in knee-deep water, a forest of dangling orchids, and rooms of video game-like physical challenges to jump, balance, or wiggle through.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix A tranquil slice of heaven with grey stones, glittering koi and green bonsai trees.
—Trenesha Striggles, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Koi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/koi. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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koi
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: a carp that has been bred to be of various bright colors and is often stocked in ornamental ponds
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