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Chinese
麒麟 [qí​lín]
qilin (mythical Chinese animal); kylin; Chinese unicorn; commonly mistranslated as giraffe
Japanese
麒麟 、 騏驎 きりん 、 キリン 同音

noun

  1. usually kana giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
  2. qilin (Chinese unicorn)
  3. archaic horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
Korean
기린 [麒麟]
Noun
giraffe; An animal with two short horns on both sides of the forehead whose neck and legs are very long.; kylin; An imaginary and mysterious animal in the Orient which is said to appear when a saint is born in the real world.
Notes
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
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.
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.
Japanese Names
麒麟 きりん
Kirin female given namesurname
Contains
騏
キ 기
piebald horse
驎
린
麒
キ 기
legendary auspicious animal
麟
リン 린
female of Chinese unicorn