Word details
里
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 里.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles
Examples
１００里を行く者は９９里を半ばとする。
There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.
2
neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes)
3
unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
里
ri, village, parent's home, league
7 strokesFrequency 1,096JLPT N1Grade 2
On
リ
Kun
さと
Nanori
さ
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