Kanji
麟
kanji character
Chinese unicorn
genius
giraffe
bright
shining
麟 kanji-麟 Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining
麟
Meaning
Chinese unicorn genius giraffe
Readings
On'yomi
- き りん giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
- かく りん the end of things (esp. used for one's last writings)
- き りん じ child prodigy
Practice Writing
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Component Analysis
Common Words
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麒 麟 giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), qilin (Chinese unicorn), horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day -
獲 麟 the end of things (esp. used for one's last writings), one's dying hour (esp. used for the death of Confucius) -
木 麒 麟 Barbados shrub (Pereskia aculeata), Barbados gooseberry, leaf cactus... -
麒 麟 児 child prodigy, wonder child -
麒 麟 血 dragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco), bright red resin used in medicine, dyes... -
麒 麟 竭 dragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco), bright red resin used in medicine, dyes... -
麒 麟 草 Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum) -
麒 麟 菜 Eucheuma muricatum (species of red algae) -
麒 麟 座 Camelopardalis (constellation), the Giraffe - マサイ
麒 麟 masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii), maasai giraffe, Kilimanjaro giraffe -
麒 麟 羚 羊 gerenuk (Litocranius walleri), Waller's gazelle -
秋 の麒 麟 草 goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea subsp. asiatica) -
深 山 秋 の麒 麟 草 European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea), woundwort -
麒 麟 も老 いぬれば駑 馬 に劣 るeven an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old