麒麟きりん

kirin

Noun

1. giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Usually Written in Kana

私わたくしは動物どうぶつ園えんに行いくまできりんを見みたことがなかった。

watashiwa dōbutsuenni ikumade kirin'o mita kotoga nakatta

I had never seen a giraffe till I visited the zoo.

Noun

2. qilin (Chinese unicorn)

王おうを得えた麒麟きりんもまた寿命じゅみょうを持もたない生いき物ものだが、この病やまいばかりは治癒ちゆの方法ほうほうがない。

ōo eta kirimmo mata jumyōo motanai ikimonodaga kono yamaibakariwa chiyuno hōhōga nai.

A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.

Noun

3. horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day

Archaic

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王おうを得えた麒麟きりんもまた寿命じゅみょうを持もたない生いき物ものだが、この病やまいばかりは治癒ちゆの方法ほうほうがない。

ōo eta kirimmo mata jumyōo motanai ikimonodaga kono yamaibakariwa chiyuno hōhōga nai.

A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.

私わたくしは動物どうぶつ園えんに行いくまできりんを見みたことがなかった。

watashiwa dōbutsuenni ikumade kirin'o mita kotoga nakatta

I had never seen a giraffe till I visited the zoo.

18 Variants Available

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麒麟きりんじゃない

kirinjanai

The negative form

1. Not a kirin.; Not a qilin.

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Noun

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麒麟きりんだった

kirindatta

The past form

1. Was a kirin.

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Noun

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麒麟きりんで

kirinde

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. With a kirin; By means of a kirin

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Noun

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麒麟きりんの

kirinno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Of kirin; Kirin's

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Noun

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麒麟きりんじゃありません

kirinjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not a kirin.; I am not a kirin.

敬

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Noun

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麒麟きりんじゃないです

kirinjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not a kirin.; I'm not a kirin.

敬

★ Common

Noun

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麒麟きりんでした

kirindeshita

The polite past form

1. It was a kirin.

敬

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Noun

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麒麟きりんです

kirindesu

The polite form

1. Kirin desu;

敬

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Noun

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麒麟きりんではありません

kirindewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not a kirin.; I am not a kirin.

敬

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Noun

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麒麟きりんじゃなかった

kirinjanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't a kirin.; Wasn't the kirin.

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Noun

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麒麟きりんだろう

kirindarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably a kirin.

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麒麟きりんじゃありませんでした

kirinjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a kirin.; Was not a qilin.

敬

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Noun

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麒麟きりんじゃなかったです

kirinjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't a kirin.; Wasn't the kirin.

敬

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Noun

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麒麟きりんでしょう

kirindeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably a kirin.; Likely a kirin.

敬

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Noun

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麒麟きりんではありませんでした

kirindewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a kirin.; Was not a qilin.

敬

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Noun

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麒麟きりんだったら

kirindattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when kirin; If/when a kirin

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Noun

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麒麟きりんであれば

kirindeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it were a kirin; If a kirin existed

★ Common

Noun

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麒麟きりんなら

kirinnara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when a kirin; When a kirin exists

★ Common

Noun

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