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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 Unicorn search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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.

一角獣

see styles
 ikkakujuu / ikkakuju
    いっかくじゅう

More info & calligraphy:

Unicorn
(1) unicorn; (2) (See イッカク・5) narwhal; (3) (See 麒麟・2) qilin (Chinese unicorn)

獨角獸


独角兽

see styles
dú jiǎo shòu
    du2 jiao3 shou4
tu chiao shou

More info & calligraphy:

Unicorn
unicorn

see styles
zhì
    zhi4
chih
unicorn


see styles

    qi2
ch`i
    chi
piebald horse; used for 麒[qi2], mythical unicorn


𬴊

see styles
lín
    lin2
lin
variant of 麟[lin2], female unicorn

see styles
lín
    lin2
lin
 rin
    りん
used in 麒麟[qi2 lin2]
(female given name) Rin
The lin, or female unicorn.

四靈


四灵

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sì líng
    si4 ling2
ssu ling
four divinities; four divine emperors; four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2]; also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky

天祿


天禄

see styles
tiān lù
    tian1 lu4
t`ien lu
    tien lu
auspicious sculpted animal, usu. a unicorn or deer with a long tail; possession of the empire
See: 天禄

獬豸

see styles
xiè zhì
    xie4 zhi4
hsieh chih
 kaichi; kaichi
    かいち; カイチ
Xiezhi, mythical Chinese unicorn
xiezhi (mythical Chinese beast, symbol of justice and law)

騏驎


骐麟

see styles
qí lín
    qi2 lin2
ch`i lin
    chi lin
variant of 麒麟[qi2 lin2]; qilin (mythical Chinese animal); kylin; Chinese unicorn; commonly mistranslated as giraffe

麟角

see styles
lín jué
    lin2 jue2
lin chüeh
The unicorn with its single horn is a simile for 獨覺 q.v. pratyekabuddha.

薄葉剥

see styles
 usubahagi; usubahagi
    うすばはぎ; ウスバハギ
(kana only) unicorn leatherjacket (Aluterus monoceros)

角胡麻

see styles
 tsunogoma; tsunogoma
    つのごま; ツノゴマ
(kana only) unicorn-plant (Proboscidea louisianica); devil's claw

一角仙人

see styles
yī jué xiān rén
    yi1 jue2 xian1 ren2
i chüeh hsien jen
 ikkakusenin
    いっかくせんいん
(person) Ikkaku Sen'in
Ekaśṛṅga ṛṣi; also 獨角仙人 The unicorn ṛṣi, an ascetic born of a deer; ensnared by a woman, he lost his power, and became a minister of state; he is one of the previous incarnations of Śākyamuni.

一角獣座

see styles
 ikkakujuuza / ikkakujuza
    いっかくじゅうざ
Monoceros (constellation); the Unicorn

獨角仙人


独角仙人

see styles
dú jué xiān rén
    du2 jue2 xian1 ren2
tu chüeh hsien jen
 dokkaku sennin
Ekaśṛṅga, or Unicorn ṛṣi, cf. 一角, the ascetic who fell through the wiles of a woman.

鳳毛麟角


凤毛麟角

see styles
fèng máo lín jiǎo
    feng4 mao2 lin2 jiao3
feng mao lin chiao
lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom); fig. few and far between

ウスバハギ

see styles
 usubahagi
    ウスバハギ
(kana only) unicorn leatherjacket (Aluterus monoceros)

ウニコール

see styles
 unikooru
    ウニコール
(See ユニコーン) unicorn (por: unicorne)

ユニコーン

see styles
 yunikoon
    ユニコーン
unicorn

ユニコーン企業

see styles
 yunikoonkigyou / yunikoonkigyo
    ユニコーンきぎょう
{finc} unicorn (privately held startup company valued at over US$1 billion)

いっかくじゅう座

see styles
 ikkakujuuza / ikkakujuza
    いっかくじゅうざ
Monoceros (constellation); the Unicorn

キビレボウズハギ

see styles
 kibirebouzuhagi / kibirebozuhagi
    キビレボウズハギ
slender unicorn (Naso minor, species of Indo-West Pacific tang found from Mozambique to the Philippines); blackspine unicornfish; little unicorn

テングハギモドキ

see styles
 tenguhagimodoki
    テングハギモドキ
sleek unicornfish (Naso hexacanthus, species of Indo-Pacific tang); sleek unicorn; blacktongue unicorn; Thorpe's unicornfish; nohorn unicorn

Variations:
麒麟(P)
騏驎

see styles
 kirin(p); kirin
    きりん(P); キリン
(1) (kana only) giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); (2) qilin (Chinese unicorn); (3) (騏驎 only) (archaism) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day

Variations:
いっかくじゅう座
一角獣座

see styles
 ikkakujuuza / ikkakujuza
    いっかくじゅうざ
Monoceros (constellation); the Unicorn

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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
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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