麟 — 24 strokes ／ Radical「鹿」
道準1University / general ／ 24 strokes ／ Radical「鹿」
- On
- リン
- Kun
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- Meaning
- qilin
Origin
Deer 鹿 with 粦 as phonetic: the mythical beast, the qilin.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 麒麟きりん
qilin; giraffe
- 獲麟かくりん
the very end (of a work or life)
Example
麒麟は聖人の世に現れると伝えられる。
The qilin is said to appear in the age of a sage.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)