Meaning of 麟 in Japanese
Words related to 麟
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(n) giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
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. -
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. - Kirin (brand of beer)
- (n) child prodigy; wonder child
- (n) the end of things (esp. used for one's last writings)
- one's dying hour (esp. used for the death of Confucius)
- (n) dragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco); bright red resin used in medicine, dyes, etc.
- (n) Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum)
- (n) Eucheuma muricatum (species of red algae)
- (n) gerenuk (Litocranius walleri); Waller's gazelle
