きりん

麒 麟

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
    word 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.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    qilin (Chinese unicorn)

    • 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.

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
    archaic