tradition / legend / folklore

麒麟, 騏驎: (mythology, Chinese mythology) a qilin / 麒麟, 騏驎: (shogi) the kirin, a piece in chūshōgi and larger shogi variants / 麒麟, 騏驎, キリン: a giraffe (mammal)

Short for 中国地方 (Chūgoku chihō): the Chūgoku region of Japan

the central part of a country, historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides / something within a country

(historical or contemporary) any of several kingdoms, empires, or states of the Chinese people

a surname

an organism; a life form

urban myth; urban legend

Alternative spelling of きりん座 (“Camelopardalis”)

Litocranius walleri: a gerenuk, a Waller's gazelle