Tamuna Chkareuli: You’re unlikely to see four koi fish painted together. Four is a forbidden number in Chinese, a symbol of death, so he usually skips it. Jeremy Novy: Five symbolizes transformation, ...

Since then, Koi-no-Takinobori, the image of a carp ascending a waterfall, has been entrenched in Japanese culture. The fish become a symbol of strength, courage, and success. During the ...

According to Kennedy, “I had the dragon on my left arm and then the koi fish on my right which are symbols of strength.” He continued to talk about the two tattoos in an online interview ...