麒麟
きりん
Also written キリン, 騏驎
Meanings
- Noun giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
- qilin (Chinese unicorn)
- horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
Kanji
Example sentences
- ライオンは死んだきりんの肉を食いちぎった。
The lion ripped the flesh from the dead giraffe. - 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. - 王を得た麒麟もまた寿命を持たない生き物だが、この病ばかりは治癒の方法がない。
A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.
Words containing 麒麟
- 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)
And 1 more.