麟
麟

Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining

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きりん麒麟騏驎キリンNounFreq #38740
1

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.
3

騏驎 only; Archaic

horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day

麒麟児きりんじNounFreq #70969
1

child prodigy; wonder child

きりんそう麒麟草キリンソウNounUsually kanaFreq #255139
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Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum)

獲麟かくりんNounFreq #267254
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Archaic

the end of things (esp. used for one's last writings)

2

one's dying hour (esp. used for the death of Confucius)

麒麟座きりんざNounFreq #299389
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Astronomy

Camelopardalis (constellation); the Giraffe

みやまあきのきりんそう深山秋の麒麟草ミヤマアキノキリンソウNounUsually kanaFreq #302841
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European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea); woundwort

あきのきりんそう秋の麒麟草アキノキリンソウNounUsually kanaFreq #309840
1

goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea subsp. asiatica)

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