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きりん 麒麟
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Noun
1. giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)​Usually written using kana alone
  • わたし私
  • は
  • どうぶつえん動物園
  • に
  • い行く
  • まで
  • きりん
  • を
  • み見た
  • ことがなかった
    • 。
I had never seen a giraffe till I visited the zoo.
Noun
2. qilin (Chinese unicorn)​
  • おう王
  • を
  • え得た
  • きりん麒麟
  • も
  • また
  • じゅみょう寿命
  • を
  • も持たない
  • いきもの生き物
  • だ
  • が
    • 、
  • この
  • やまい病
  • ばかり
  • は
  • ちゆ治癒
  • の
  • ほうほう方法
  • が
  • ない
    • 。
A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.
Noun
3. horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day​Archaic, Only applies to 騏驎
Wikipedia definition
4. Qilin​The Qilin is a mythical hooved Chinese chimerical creature known throughout various East Asian cultures, and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a wise sage or an illustrious ruler. It is a good omen that brings rui . It is often depicted with what looks like fire all over its body. It is sometimes misleadingly called the "Chinese unicorn" due to conflation with the unicorn by Westerners.
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Other forms
騏驎 【きりん】、キリン

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