麟

Chinese unicorn

Stroke count: 24

Readings

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Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

chinese unicorn
王を得た麒麟もまた寿命を持たない生き物だが、この病ばかりは治癒の方法がない。A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.tatoeba
宗麟の法号で知られている。He was known for his hogo (posthumous Buddhist name), Sorin.wiki
genius
giraffe
bright
shining
camelopardRtK

Radicals and components

Radical鹿deer

Components

How it's built

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Compound words

麒麟きりん

giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)

獲麟かくりん

the end of things (esp. used for one's last writings)

麒麟血きりんけつ

dragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco)

麒麟座きりんざ

Camelopardalis (constellation)

麒麟菜きりんさい

Eucheuma muricatum (species of red algae)

麒麟児きりんじ

麒麟草きりんそう

Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum)

麒麟竭きりんけつ

dragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco)

麒麟羚羊きりんれいよう

gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)

深山秋の麒麟草みやまあきのきりんそう

European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea)

麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣るきりんもおいぬればどばにおとる

even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old

Additional Examples

法号：麟祥院殿仁淵了義尼大姉

Her posthumous Buddhist title was Rinsho-in dennin-ryogini-daishi.wiki

Stroke Order

24 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 麟

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step