騏驎
きりん
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day, qilin (Chinese unicorn)
Kosakata
Kosakata Kanji 麟
Kanji 麟 yang berarti kirin (makhluk mitologis Tiongkok) muncul dalam 12 entri kosakata bahasa Jepang.
マサイ麒麟
マサイきりん
masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii), maasai giraffe, Kilimanjaro giraffe
獲麟
かくりん
one's dying hour (esp. used for the death of Confucius), the end of things (esp. used for one's last writings)
深山秋の麒麟草
みやまあきのきりんそう
European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea), woundwort
木麒麟
もくきりん
Barbados shrub (Pereskia aculeata), Barbados gooseberry, leaf cactus, lemonvine
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
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
麒麟座
きりんざ
Camelopardalis (constellation), the Giraffe
麒麟菜
きりんさい
Eucheuma muricatum (species of red algae)
麒麟児
きりんじ
child prodigy, wonder child
麒麟草
きりんそう
Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum)
麒麟竭
きりんけつ
dragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco), bright red resin used in medicine, dyes, etc.
麒麟羚羊
きりんれいよう
gerenuk (Litocranius walleri), Waller's gazelle