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Mythical Beast in Chinese / Japanese...

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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).

 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.

Flying Dragon Horse

 fēi lóng mǎ
 hi ryuu me
Flying Dragon Horse Scroll

飛龍馬 is the title for a “flying dragon-horse.”

This can refer to a mythical beast or, more realistically, a very fast horse at the track.

 gurifin
Griffin Scroll

グリフィン is the name Griffin in Japanese.

This is used mostly as the name Griffin but can also refer to the mythical beast. It sounds like “Griffin” but does not hold the meaning of the beast known as a Griffin. This is strictly a transliteration of the way Griffin sounds in English but using Japanese sounds to pronounce it.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

 gé lǐ fēn
Griffin Scroll

This is a common transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name Griffin.

This sounds like the English name Griffin but using Chinese sounds to approximate the pronunciation.
This does not have the meaning of the mythical Griffin beast.




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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

蛟龍


蛟龙

see styles
jiāo lóng
    jiao1 long2
chiao lung
 kouryuu / koryu
    こうりゅう

More info & calligraphy:

Water Dragon / Rain Dragon
legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods
(1) mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain; (2) unfulfilled genius; dormant talent; (given name) Kōryū

see styles

    ni2
ni
 gei
(mythical animal); lion
A fabulous beast like a lion, of extraordinary powers.

see styles
chī
    chi1
ch`ih
    chih
mythical beast (archaic)

see styles
jiāo
    jiao1
chiao
 mitsuchi
    みつち
    mizuchi
    みずち
a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods; see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[jiao1 long2]
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast

幻獣

see styles
 genjuu / genju
    げんじゅう
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast

火車


火车

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huǒ chē
    huo3 che1
huo ch`e
    huo che
 kasha
    かしゃ
train; CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4]
(1) {Buddh} fiery chariot; (2) kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies); (3) steam locomotive (in China); (4) (abbreviation) (archaism) (See 火車婆) vile old hag
The fiery chariot (belonging to the hells); there is also the 火車地獄 hell of the fire-chariot, and the fire-pit with its fiery wheels; the sufferer first freezes, then is tempted into the chariot which bursts into flames and he perishes in the fire pit, a process each sufferer repeats daily 90 koṭīs of times.

猵狙

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piàn jū
    pian4 ju1
p`ien chü
    pien chü
mythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head

獬豸

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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)

甪端

see styles
lù duān
    lu4 duan1
lu tuan
Luduan, mythical Chinese beast able to detect the truth

虬竜

see styles
 kyuuryou / kyuryo
    きゅうりょう
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast

蛟竜

see styles
 kouryou / koryo
    こうりょう
    kouryuu / koryu
    こうりゅう
(1) mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain; (2) unfulfilled genius; dormant talent

雨竜

see styles
 uryuu / uryu
    うりゅう
rain dragon; mythical beast with yellowish green skin and red tail; (place-name) Uryū

斯芬克司

see styles
sī fēn kè sī
    si1 fen1 ke4 si1
ssu fen k`o ssu
    ssu fen ko ssu
Sphinx (Egyptian mythical beast)

Variations:
雨竜
螭竜

see styles
 amaryou; amaryuu / amaryo; amaryu
    あまりょう; あまりゅう
rain dragon; mythical beast with yellowish green skin and red tail

きゅうりょう

see styles
 kyuuryou / kyuryo
    きゅうりょう
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast

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
Giraffe長頸鹿
长颈鹿
zhǎng jǐng lù
zhang3 jing3 lu4
zhang jing lu
zhangjinglu
chang ching lu
changchinglu
Flying Dragon Horse飛龍馬
飞龙马
hi ryuu me / hiryuume / hi ryu mefēi lóng mǎ
fei1 long2 ma3
fei long ma
feilongma
fei lung ma
feilungma
Griffinグリフィンgurifin
Griffin格里芬gé lǐ fēn
ge2 li3 fen1
ge li fen
gelifen
ko li fen
kolifen
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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