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 monster in '' Monster Hunter'' ** Kirin, a type of creature in the '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' series

Places

Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

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 Company, a Japanese beverages company **

Kyowa Kirin is a Japanese pharmaceutical and biotechnology company under the Kirin Holdings, and is among the 40 largest in the world by revenue. The company is headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo and is a member of the Nikkei 225 stock index. History On J ...

, a Japanese pharmaceutical company * Brasil Kirin, a Brazilian brewery and beverage company * Kirin, a series of SoCs produced by HiSilicon

Sports

Kirin Cup Soccer The is an association football tournament organised in Japan by the Kirin Brewery Company. The host, Japan, is a participant in every edition. The tournament was founded in 1978 then known as Japan Cup (International competition which national ...

, an association football tournament organised in Japan *

Kirin Open The Kirin Open was a golf tournament in Japan. It was founded in 1972 as the season ending event on the Asia Golf Circuit, replacing the Yomiuri International which had been cancelled when sponsors decided to discontinue the event. It was also a ...

, 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 Kili (Kilen, Kirin, Kila), known as ''Hezhe'' or more specifically ''Qileen'' () in Chinese and also as the Kur-Urmi dialect of Nanai, is a Tungusic language The Tungusic languages (also known as Manchu-Tungus and Tungus) form a language fa ...

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 Kieran John Callinan (born 21 January 1986), known by his stage name Kirin J. Callinan, is an Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is also a founding member of Mercy Arms and has played with the Night Game, Jack Ladder and the Dream ...

(born 1986), Australian singer and songwriter * Kirin Kiki (1943–2018), Japanese TV and film actress *

Kirin Narayan Kirin Narayan (born November 1959) is an Indian-born American anthropologist, folklorist and writer. Early life, education, and career Narayan is the daughter of Narayan Ramji Contractor, a civil engineer from Nashik, and Didi Contractor, Didi K ...

(born 1959), Indian-born American anthropologist and writer *

Kirin Kotecha ''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared or will appear during 2014, by order of first appearance. William Makepeace ( Dudley Sutton) and his grandson, S ...