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】
7 results for 麒麟
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麒麟児きりんじ
Nounchild prodigy; wonder child
麒麟血きりんけつ
Noundragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco); bright red resin used in medicine, dyes, etc.
麒麟草きりんそう
NounKamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum)
麒麟菜きりんさい
NounEucheuma muricatum (species of red algae)
麒麟座きりんざ
NounCamelopardalis (constellation); the Giraffe
麒麟羚羊きりんれいよう
Noungerenuk (Litocranius walleri); Waller's gazelle