What does kanji 麒 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 麒 is Chinese unicorn.

How is kanji 麒 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 麒 are キ.

What words use kanji 麒?

Example words that use kanji 麒 include 麒麟, 麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る, 麒麟血, 麒麟座.

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麒

Meaning

Kanji 麒

Chinese unicorn

Chinese unicorn, bright, genius, giraffe, shining

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: -
Onyomi 音読み: キ
Nanori 名乗り: -

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Strokes: 19
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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 騏 • 魌 • 錤 • 其 • 倛 • 剘 • 基

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Showing 11 of 11 entries that include this kanji.

麒麟

きりん

giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

麒麟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

even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old

麒麟血

きりんけつ

dragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco)

麒麟座

きりんざ

Camelopardalis (constellation)

麒麟菜

きりんさい

Eucheuma muricatum (species of red algae)

麒麟児

きりんじ

child prodigy

麒麟草

きりんそう

Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum)

麒麟羚羊

きりんれいよう

gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)

マサイ麒麟

マサイきりん

masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii)

深山秋の麒麟草

みやまあきのきりんそう

European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea)

木麒麟

もっきりん

Barbados shrub (Pereskia aculeata)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

動物園で麒麟を初めて見た。

I saw a giraffe at the zoo for the first time.

子どもは麒麟の絵本が大好きだ。

The child loves picture books about giraffes.

麒麟は首の長い動物として知られている。

A giraffe is known as an animal with a long neck.

その画家は天才的な麒麟児と呼ばれた。

That painter was called a child prodigy.

伝説では麒麟は平和な世に現れる。

In legend, the qilin appears in times of peace.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 10 related entries

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