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15 results for 麒麟

All15 Words7 Kanji2 Sentences0 Names6

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きりん麒麟kirin

Noun
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Usually written using kana alone
私は動物園に行くまできりんを見たことがなかった。
I had never seen a giraffe till I visited the zoo.
qilin (Chinese unicorn)
horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
Archaic

Also written 騏驎【きりん】

More words

麒麟児きりんじkirinji

Nounchild prodigy; wonder child

麒麟血きりんけつkirinketsu

Noundragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco); bright red resin used in medicine, dyes, etc.

麒麟草きりんそうkirinsou

NounKamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum)

麒麟菜きりんさいkirinsai

NounEucheuma muricatum (species of red algae)

麒麟座きりんざkirinza

NounCamelopardalis (constellation); the Giraffe

Kanji

麒Chinese unicorn, genius19 strokes · Jinmeiyō 麟Chinese unicorn, genius24 strokes · Jinmeiyō

Names

麒麟きりんkirin

Kirin

Female term or languageFamily or surname

麒麟児きりんじkirinji

Kirinji

Family or surname

麒麟児和春きりんじかずはるkirinjikazuharu

Kirinji Kazuharu (1953.3.9-)

Full name of a particular person