麒: qilin (mythical beast)

qilin (mythical beast)

19 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 2 words here

Readings

キ

Kun

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Appears only in 麒麟 (きりん) and its compounds: the mythical qilin and, in modern use, the giraffe.

麒麟きりんqilin; giraffe

麒麟児きりんじprodigy

麒麟草きりんそうstonecrop (Sedum aizoon)

麒麟座きりんざCamelopardalis (constellation)

古代こだい中国ちゅうごくでは、立派りっぱな王おうが現あらわれると麒麟きりんが姿を見すがたをみせると信しんじられていた。

In ancient China it was believed that a qilin appeared when a great king came forth.

岩場いわばに生はえた麒麟草きりんそうが、黄色きいろい花はなをつけている。

The stonecrop growing on the rocky ground is bearing yellow flowers.

望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうで星空ほしぞらを眺ながめて、淡あわい麒麟座きりんざを探さがした。

Looking at the starry sky through a telescope, I searched for the faint constellation Camelopardalis.