Kirin

Kirin may refer to:

Mythology and fiction

 * Qilin or Kirin, a mythical creature known in various East Asian cultures
 * Ki-rin (Dungeons & Dragons), a type of monster in D&D
 * Kirin, a type of Elder Dragon in Monster Hunter
 * Kirin, a type of creature in the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic series

Places

 * Jilin or Kirin, a province in northeastern China
 * Jilin City or Kirin, a city in the province of Jilin, China
 * Kirin, Croatia, a settlement in Vrginmost

Companies and products

 * Subsidiaries of Kirin Holdings:
 * Kirin, a Japanese beverages company
 * Kyowa Kirin, a Japanese pharmaceutical company
 * Brasil Kirin, a Brazilian brewery and beverage company
 * Kirin processors, a series of SoCs produced by HiSilicon

Sports

 * Kirin Cup Soccer, an association football tournament organised in Japan
 * Kirin Open, a Japanese golf tournament from 1974 to 2001
 * One of three shogi pieces in large shogi Kirin variants:
 * Chu shogi, which uses one piece per player
 * Dai shogi, which uses one piece per player
 * Taikyoku shogi, which uses the Kirin (麒麟) and Kirin-master (麟師) pieces

Other uses

 * Kirin (manga), a 1987 Japanese manga series
 * Kirin language or Kili, a Tungusic language of Russia and China

People with the name

 * Ivica Kirin (born 1970), former Interior Minister of Croatia
 * Kirin J. Callinan (born 1986), Australian singer and songwriter
 * Kirin Kiki (1943–2018), Japanese TV and film actress
 * Kirin Narayan (born 1959), Indian-born American anthropologist and writer
 * Kirin Kotecha, a character in Emmerdale