Kirin

Kirin may refer to:

People

• Ivica Kirin (born 1970), politician, former Interior Minister of Croatia
• Kirin Kiki (born 1943), Japanese TV and film actress

Places

• Jilin or Kirin, a province in Manchuria, China
• Jilin City, a city in the province of Jilin, China
• Qilin District, a district in Yunan, China
• Kirin, Croatia, a village near Vrginmost

Companies

• Kirin Brewery Company, a Japanese brewing company
• Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japanese pharmaceutical company

Sports events

• Kirin Open, a Japanese golf tournament from 1974 to 2001
• Kirin Cup, an association football tournament organised in Japan

Mythology

• Qilin or Kirin, a mythical creature known in various East Asian cultures

Arts and Entertainment

• Kirin, a recurring creature in the novel and anime series The Twelve Kingdoms; the creature is based on qilin.
• Ki-rin (Dungeons & Dragons), fictional creature from the Dungeons & Dragons gaming system. Also based on qilin.
• Kirin, a clan from the video game Kingdom of Paradise
• Kirin, a playing piece in the board game Chu shogi and other shogi variants
• Kirin, a jutsu from the popular anime "Naruto Shippuden"
• Kirin, an Elder Dragon-type monster from the video game Monster Hunter
• Kirin, a main character from the manga O-Parts Hunter
• Kylyn, a jazz-fusion album of Kazumi Watanabe, released in 1979.

Other uses

• Kylin (operating system), a computer operating system developed in China