giraffe in Japanese
giraffe in Japanese is 麒麟, キリン — giraffe means a tall African mammal with an extremely long neck and legs and a patchy, spotted coat, the tallest living land animal.
giraffe in Japanese
麒麟
Pronounced: kirin
A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.
キリン
Pronounced: kirin
A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.
What does "giraffe" mean?
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noun A tall African mammal with an extremely long neck and legs and a patchy, spotted coat, the tallest living land animal.
"The giraffe stretched its neck to reach the highest leaves."
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noun Informal: a person who is unusually tall.
"His teammates jokingly called him "the giraffe" because he towered over everyone."
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giraffe in a sentence
- The giraffe stretched its neck to reach the highest leaves.
- At the zoo, kids lined up to feed the giraffes.
- His teammates jokingly called him "the giraffe" because he towered over everyone.
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What is "giraffe" in Japanese?
"giraffe" in Japanese is 麒麟, キリン. giraffe means: A tall African mammal with an extremely long neck and legs and a patchy, spotted coat, the tallest living land animal.
How do you pronounce 麒麟?
"giraffe" in Japanese is 麒麟, pronounced "kirin".
How do you use "giraffe" in a sentence?
Example: "The giraffe stretched its neck to reach the highest leaves." In Japanese, "giraffe" is 麒麟, キリン.
Are there other ways to say "giraffe" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "giraffe": 麒麟, キリン.
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