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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.
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).
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.
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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(1) mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain; (2) unfulfilled genius; dormant talent; (given name) Kōryū |
猊 see styles |
ní ni2 ni gei |
(mythical animal); lion A fabulous beast like a lion, of extraordinary powers. |
离 see styles |
chī chi1 ch`ih chih |
mythical beast (archaic) |
蛟 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 see styles |
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 see styles |
piàn jū pian4 ju1 p`ien chü pien chü |
mythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head |
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) |
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: |
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 | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Kirin Giraffe Mythical Creature | 麒麟 | kirin | qí lǐn / qi2 lin3 / qi lin / qilin | ch`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 |
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Flying Dragon Horse | 飛龍馬 飞龙马 | hi ryuu me / hiryuume / hi ryu me | fēi 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 |
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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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