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Kirin in Chinese / Japanese...

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 zhǎng jǐng lù
Giraffe Scroll

長頸鹿 is the Chinese word for Giraffe (the animal).

Not to be confused with the mythical “kirin” or “qilin” beast.

Kirin / Giraffe / Mythical Creature

 qí lǐn
 keilun
 kirin
Kirin / Giraffe / Mythical Creature Scroll

麒麟 is the title of a mythical beast of Asia.

The animal is thought to be related to the giraffe, and in some ways, it is a giraffe. However, it is often depicted with the horns of a dragon or deer and sometimes with the body like a horse, but many variations exist.

In Japanese, it is pronounced “Kirin” as in “Kirin Ichiban” beer.

Kirin - Mythical Beast and Great Japanese Beer!
Notes:

1. This is sometimes spelled as “kylin.”

2. In Japanese, this is the only Kanji word for giraffe. Therefore in Japan, this word needs context to know whether you are talking about the mythical creature or the long-necked giraffe of Africa.

3. Apparently, this was the first word used for regular giraffes in China (some were brought from Africa to China during the Ming Dynasty - probably around the year 1400). Though the mythical creature may have existed before, the name “qilin” was given to the “new giraffe.” This is because, more than 600 years ago, giraffes somewhat matched the mythical creature's description when Chinese people saw them for the first time. Later, to avoid such an ambiguous title, a three-character word was devised to mean a “giraffe of Africa.” The characters for “qilin” shown here are only for the mythological version in modern Chinese.

4. More information about the qilin / kirin from Wikipedia.

5. This creature is sometimes translated as the “Chinese Unicorn,” although it is generally portrayed with two horns. I think this is done more for the fantasy aspect of the unicorn and because most westerners don't know what a qilin or kirin is (this avoids a long explanation by the translator).

6. In Korean, this can mean kirin or simply giraffe (usually, the mythological creature is what they would think of when seeing these characters alone on a wall scroll).

 dú jiǎo shòu
Unicorn Scroll

獨角獸 is the Chinese name for the western unicorn (a horse with a spiral horn emerging from the head).

獨角獸 is an unusual title for a Chinese wall scroll, but it's OK if you really love unicorns.

Chinese have their own ancient unicorn-like creature called a “qilin” (or kirin in Japanese).

 ikkakujuu
Unicorn Scroll

一角獣 is the Japanese name for the western unicorn (a horse with a spiral horn emerging from the head). This can also refer to a narwhal, depending on context.

一角獣 is an unusual title for a Japanese wall scroll but it's OK if you really love unicorns.

Japanese have their own ancient unicorn-like creature called a “kirin” (or qilin in the original Chinese).


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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your kirin search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

希林

see styles
 kirin
    きりん

More info & calligraphy:

Shirin
(female given name) Kirin

麒麟

see styles
qí lín
    qi2 lin2
ch`i lin
    chi lin
 kirin
    きりん

More info & calligraphy:

Kirin / Giraffe / Mythical Creature
qilin (mythical Chinese animal); kylin; Chinese unicorn; commonly mistranslated as giraffe
(1) (kana only) giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); (2) qilin (Chinese unicorn); (3) Kirin (brand of beer); (surname, female given name) Kirin
Male and female unicorns; the qilin in general.

吉林

see styles
jí lín
    ji2 lin2
chi lin
 yoshibayashi
    よしばやし
Jilin province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital 長春|长春; also Jilin prefecture-level city, Jilin province
(surname) Yoshibayashi

基凛

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

嬉林

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

季倫

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

季凜

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

季林

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

希凜

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

希鈴

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

希麟

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

樹凜

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

機輪


机轮

see styles
jī lún
    ji1 lun2
chi lun
 kirin
wheels of the [mental activities]

生茶

see styles
 namacha
    なまちゃ
(product) Nama-cha (Kirin tea blend); (product name) Nama-cha (Kirin tea blend)

祈凛

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

祈鈴

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

紀凛

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(personal name) Kirin

綺凛

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

綺琳

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

綺綾

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

葵凛

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

貴輪

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
{sumo} (See 貴輪時代) era at the end of 1970s dominated by grand champion Wajima and ozeki Takanohana; (female given name) Kiwa

鬼凛

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

きりん

see styles
 kirin
    キリン
(company) Kirin; (female given name) Kirin

吉林省

see styles
jí lín shěng
    ji2 lin2 sheng3
chi lin sheng
 kitsurinshou / kitsurinsho
    きつりんしょう
Jilin Province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital Changchun 長春|长春[Chang2 chun1]
Jilin Province (China)

喜林苑

see styles
xǐ lín yuàn
    xi3 lin2 yuan4
hsi lin yüan
 Kirin on
Joy-grove garden, a name for Indra's garden or paradise.

貴麗夢

see styles
 kirin
    きりん
(female given name) Kirin

キリーン

see styles
 kiriin / kirin
    キリーン
(personal name) Killeen

希麟音義


希麟音义

see styles
xī lín yīn yì
    xi1 lin2 yin1 yi4
hsi lin yin i
 Kirin ongi
The dictionary compiled by Hsi-lin of the Tang dynasty, supplementing the 慧琳音義 Hui-lin-yin-i. Sound and meaning accord with Hui-lin, and terms used in translations made subsequent to that work are added.

撥轉機輪


拨转机轮

see styles
bō zhuǎn jī lún
    bo1 zhuan3 ji1 lun2
po chuan chi lun
 hatten kirin
clearing it all away and awakening to reality

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Giraffe長頸鹿
长颈鹿
zhǎng jǐng lù
zhang3 jing3 lu4
zhang jing lu
zhangjinglu
chang ching lu
changchinglu
Kirin
Giraffe
Mythical Creature
麒麟kirinqí lǐn / qi2 lin3 / qi lin / qilinch`i lin / chilin / chi lin
Unicorn獨角獸
独角兽
dú jiǎo shòu
du2 jiao3 shou4
du jiao shou
dujiaoshou
tu chiao shou
tuchiaoshou
Unicorn一角獣ikkakujuu / ikakuju
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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