Word Meaning 獲麟

かくりん kakurin

獲麟 is read as かくりん (kakurin) and means one's dying hour (esp. used for the death of Confucius).

Meaning

English

  1. one's dying hour (esp. used for the death of Confucius)
  2. the end of things (esp. used for one's last writings)

Reading

Kana

かくりん

Romaji

kakurin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 124477 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

獲得

かくとく

acquisition

獲物

えもの

prey

獲得代議員数

かくとくだいぎいんすう

delegate count

獲得形質

かくとくけいしつ

acquired characteristics (as opposed to inherited)

麒麟

きりん

giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

乱獲

らんかく

excessive fishing

捕獲

ほかく

capture

漁獲

ぎょかく

fishing

二重電子捕獲

にじゅうでんしほかく

double electron capture

言語獲得

げんごかくとく

language acquisition

地位を獲る

ちいをえる

to acquire a position

一獲

いっかく

one grab