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麒麟きりん (kirin)

Chinese unicorn; giraffe

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Meaning

麒麟 (きりん, kirin) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “Chinese unicorn; giraffe”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 10

きりんの首くびは長ながい

Giraffes have long necks.

「山陰の麒麟児」の異名を取る。

He earned the nickname 'Kirinji (child prodigy) of San-in.'

私わたしはキリンを見みたことがありません。

I've never seen a giraffe.

ライオンは死しんだきりんの肉にくを食くいちぎった。

The lion ripped the flesh from the dead giraffe.

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