fast horse

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りん麒麟騏驎キリンNounFreq #38740
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Word usually written using kana alone

giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Examples
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.
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qilin (Chinese unicorn)

Examples
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.
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騏驎 only; Archaic

horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day

軽竜騏兵けいりゅうきへいNoun
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(Royal) light cavalry

麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る騏驎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ExpressionGodan verb
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Proverb

even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old

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