SuGoiSuす語彙す麟
麟: qilin (mythical beast)
qilin (mythical beast)
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Appears almost only in 麒麟 (きりん), the mythical qilin and also the modern word for giraffe; also in given names.
Key words
麒麟きりんqilin; giraffe
麒麟児きりんじprodigy
麒麟座きりんざCamelopardalis (constellation)
麟児りんじprodigy
Example sentences
動物園で、首の長い麒麟に葉っぱをあげた。
At the zoo I fed some leaves to a long-necked giraffe.
彼はまだ十五歳の、将棋界の麒麟児だ。
He is a prodigy of the shogi world, and only fifteen years old.
生まれた男の子に、麟太郎という名前をつけた。
We gave our newborn son the name Rintaro.