Translation

kirin means "Giraffe" in English.

kirin is normally written with katakana, as キリン.
kirin written with hiragana is きりん.
kirin written with kanji is 麒麟.
This word contains non-jouyou kanji 常用漢字.
Romaji ki ri n
Hiragana
Katakana
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Trivia

  • kirinza 麒麟座 refers to the Giraffe constellation, "Camelopardalis."
  • kirinji 麒麟児, written with the kanji for the word "infant," may mislead you into thinking the word refers to a child giraffe, but it really means a "genius child," a "child prodigy."

Synonyms

Scientific name: Giraffa camelopardalis.

Further Reading

Wikipedia: 麒麟 (Giraffe)