Does the word koi, that refers to "love", mean the same when you say Koi fish?

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I was looking at different Japanese Kanji and wondered about the kanji for "LOVE". I had came upon two: Ai （愛）; and Koi （恋）. I was wondering does the latter have any connection with the popular
Koi Fish?
 
It's just that the two are called the same. The accent/intonation you say 恋 (love) and 鯉 (koi fish) are different, as well as the kanji. So, no, there is no connection.

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The word "Koi" for Koi fish comes from the character 鯉 (koi) : 'carp', 'common carp' and 錦鯉 (nishikigoi) 'brocaded carp'
 
Koi 恋= love, passion
鯉= koi fish-- you can tel because the radical is é*š.

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Damn, beat by 30 seconds!
 
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