キリン

Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of キリン – see the following entry.
【麒麟きりん】
[noun] [from 720] 麒麟, 騏驎: (mythology, Chinese mythology) a qilin
[noun] [date unknown] 麒麟, 騏驎: (shogi) the kirin, a piece in chūshōgi and larger shogi variants
[noun] [from 1798] 麒麟, 騏驎, キリン: a giraffe (mammal)
Alternative spelling
騏驎
(This term, キリン, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)
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