きりん
Kirin
Usually written in kana.
Other forms: 騏驎
Also read: キリン
麒麟 (Kirin) is a Japanese noun meaning “giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), qilin (Chinese unicorn), horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day”.
Meanings
- noungiraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
- nounqilin (Chinese unicorn)
- nounhorse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
Examples
私はキリンを見たことがありません。
I've never seen 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.
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).