麒
Chinese unicorn; genius; giraffe; bright; shining
19 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names.
Readings
Components
- 鹿
- 其
- ハ radical eight, katakana ha
- 广 radical house on a cliff
- 比 radical compare
- 甘 radical sweet
- 鹿 radical deer
Words using 麒
- 麒麟 (きりん) giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
- 麒麟児 (きりんじ) child prodigy
- 麒麟血 (きりんけつ) dragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco)
- 麒麟座 (きりんざ) Camelopardalis (constellation)
- 麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る (きりんもおいぬればどばにおとる) even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old