Corner - Kakutan

Japanese: 角端 - かくたん
Corner - Kakutan

…Thus, the kirin came to be considered a beast of goodness or auspiciousness, and was called one of the four spirits along with the phoenix, turtle, and dragon. Legends were born about the kirin, such as that it is not born from the mating of a male and a female, that its cry matches a musical scale, and that it does not step on living grass or insects. The later horned ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "corner end" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…こうして麒麟は仁獣または瑞獣とされ,鳳凰(ほうおう),亀,竜と並んで四霊と呼ばれ,牡牝の交合によっては生まれない,啼(な)き声は音楽の音階に合っている,生きている草や虫を踏まないなどの伝説が生まれた。後世の角端(かくたん)も麒麟の亜種といえよう。【中野 美代子】。…

※「角端」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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