shubunkin

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/ʃuːˈbʊŋkɪn/

noun

A Japanese variety of goldfish

OriginJapanese 朱文金 →
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Meanings

nounshubunkin (plural shubunkins or shubunkin)

plural shubunkins

  1. A Japanese variety of goldfish

Origin

  1. Japanese朱文金“shubunkin”
  2. Englishshubunkin

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 朱文金 (“shubunkin”), literally "red brocade".

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APA

shubunkin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shubunkin

MLA

“shubunkin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shubunkin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shubunkin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shubunkin.

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