キリン
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
2. qilin (Chinese unicorn)
3. horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
child prodigy; wonder child
Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum)
Camelopardalis (constellation); the Giraffe
Eucheuma muricatum (species of red algae)
gerenuk (Litocranius walleri); Waller's gazelle
masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii); maasai giraffe; Kilimanjaro giraffe
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
Examples (3 in total)
I've never seen a giraffe.
Tom's neck looks like a giraffe’s.
A young giraffe is called a calf.