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麒麟

Kana Reading

きりん, キリン

Romaji

kirin, kirin

Word Senses

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

giraffe

Example sentence

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.
Parts of speech

Meaning

qilin (Chinese unicorn)

Example sentence

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.
Parts of speech

Meaning

Kirin (brand of beer)

Example sentence

私はキリンを見たことがありません。 I never saw a giraffe.

Examples of 麒麟, きりん, キリン in a sentence

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.
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.
私はキリンを見たことがありません。

I never saw a giraffe.
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.

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麟

JLPT 1

24 strokes

Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining

On'Yomi: リン

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麒

19 strokes

Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining

On'Yomi: キ

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