里

り

Meanings

1. Noun Japanese league; ri (i.e.: old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles)
2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes) See also: 郷里制 (ごうりせい). See also: 国郡里制 (こくぐんりせい).
3. unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m) See also: 条里制 (じょうりせい).

Kanji

• 里 hamlet. Read as リ.

Example sentences

• 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.

Words containing 里

• 郷里 (きょうり) hometown
• 海里 (かいり) nautical mile
• 千里 (せんり) 1000 ri

And 62 more.

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