- chat meaning
- Used to decorate messages about Japan trips, Japanese food, or cultural celebrations. Sometimes used as a generic 'pretty' decorator emoji in festive group chats.
- status meaning
- Signals an interest in Japanese culture, a trip to Japan, or Children's Day celebration, especially in Japanese or Japanese-diaspora communities.
- double meaning
- In some conversations, it could be used loosely to mean 'go with the flow' or 'swim upstream' in an inspirational sense, loosely referencing koi fish symbolism.