Search Terms: *麟*
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noun
1.
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)(usually kana)
2.
qilin (Chinese unicorn)
3.
Kirin (brand of beer)(only relevant for 麒麟)
4.
horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day(archaism)(only relevant for 騏驎)
Other readings:
きりん《騏驎》
、キリン
noun
1.
the end of things (esp. used for one's last writings)(archaism)
2.
one's dying hour (esp. used for the death of Confucius)
noun
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dragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco), bright red resin used in medicine, dyes, etc.(usually kana)
See also:竜血樹
Other readings:
きりんけつ《麒麟血》
、キリンケツ
noun
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Eucheuma muricatum (species of red algae)(usually kana)
Other readings:
キリンサイ
noun
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Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum)(usually kana)
Other readings:
キリンソウ
expression
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even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old(proverb)
Other readings:
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】
noun
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Other readings:
キリンレイヨウ
noun
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European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea), woundwort(usually kana)
Other readings:
ミヤマアキノキリンソウ