麒麟

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麒	麟

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 麒麟. Compare modern Mandarin 麒麟 (qílín).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• きりん (Heiban)
• IPA: [kiɾĩɴ]

Alternative forms

• (in general): 騏驎
• (giraffe, beer): キリン (more common)

Noun

麒麟 (hiragana きりん, katakana キリン, romaji kirin)

1. a mythical creature similar to a unicorn or gryphon: a qilin
2. (shogi) a kirin: a piece in 中将棋 (​chū shōgi) and larger shogi variants
3. a giraffe

Synonyms

• (giraffe): ジラフ (​jirafu)

Derived terms

Derived terms

麒麟角 (きりんかく, ​kirin kaku): 麒麟閣 (きりんかく, ​Kirin Kaku): 麒麟菊 (きりんぎく, ​kiringiku): 麒麟竭 (きりんけつ, ​kirin ketsu): 麒麟座 (きりんざ, ​Kirin za): the Camelopardalis, Camelopard, or Giraffe constellation 麒麟菜 (きりんさい, ​kirin sai): 麒麟児 (きりんじ, ​kirinji): a young person with extraordinary talent: a rising star 麒麟草 (きりんそう, ​kirin sō): 麒麟欄 (きりんらん, ​kirin ran):

Proper noun

麒麟 (hiragana きりん, katakana キリン, romaji Kirin)

1. a brand of beer

References

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
麒麟

Noun

麒麟 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin qílín)

1. Qilin (mythical unicorn-like creature)

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Vietnamese

Han character

麒麟 (kỳ lân)