Kanji Detail for 麒 - "qilin, imaginary animal"

麒

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
麒 means "qilin, imaginary animal."
1. Qilin - A mythical creature appearing when a sage is born.
2. Male qilin - The male of the legendary pair.
3. Auspicious - A symbol of divine appearance.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

Chinese unicorn; genius; giraffe; bright; shining

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

legendary auspicious animal

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

used in 麒麟[qi2 lin2]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

mythical unicorn

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

麒麟. In ancient times called a benevolent beast. The male is called 麒. The female is called 麟. See "麟" for details.
Onyomi

ki(キ)
Kunyomi
none
Strokes

19 strokes
Radical

鹿 (shika)
Related Keywords
qilin imaginary animal mythical creature auspicious divine legendary magical supernatural unicorn sacred benevolent