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Reading

Kana:
Romaji: ki
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  198
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-11-8
Korean Reading:  gi
Chinese Reading:  qi2
Unicode:  9e92
JIS:  734A

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5380
New Nelson Index: 7025
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3q16.4
Four Corner Index: 0428.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 47657
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0915
Remembering the kanji Index: 2840
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1662
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2854
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2363

Words

麒麟 (きりん、キリン)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); Kirin (brand of beer); horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
麒麟座 (きりんざ)
Camelopardalis (constellation); the Giraffe
麒麟草 (きりんそう、キリンソウ)
Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum)
麒麟羚羊 (きりんれいよう、キリンレイヨウ)
gerenuk (Litocranius walleri); Waller's gazelle
麒麟児 (きりんじ)
child prodigy; wonder child
麒麟菜 (きりんさい、キリンサイ)
Eucheuma muricatum (species of red algae)
麒麟竭 (きりんけつ、キリンケツ)
dragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco); bright red resin used in medicine, dyes, etc.
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