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里
Stroke Count
 7 Strokes
 Radical
 里 + 0 Strokes
JLPT Level N2
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. ri, village, parent's home, league
Readings
Kun'yomi: さと。(Jouyou Reading)
さ、みちのり、か、さとし、と、のり、り。
On'yomi: リ。

Japanese Meaning for 里

Dictionary Entries for 里

ri
noun
  1. Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles
  2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)
  3. unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
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sato
noun
  1. village; hamlet
  2. countryside; country
  3. home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
  4. one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 里

Construction of Character for 里

Kanji variants for 里
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Origin and construction of 里

Kanji related to 里

Kanji for units of length

  • 里

    寸

    尺

    厘

Kanji for landscape and topography

  • 山

    川

    田

    原

    岩

    池

    海

    谷

    里

    野

    坂

    岸

    島

    洋

    湖

    畑

    牧

    陸

    河

    泉

    丘

    堀

    堤

    壌

    岬

    岳

    峠

    峡

    峰

    崎

    江

    沖

    沢

    沼

    浜

    浦

    渓

    湾

    滝

    漠

    潟

    瀬

    畔

    礁

    埼

    岡

    崖

    巌

    磯

    窟

    阜

    麓

    溪

Kanji containing 里

  • 里

    理

    野

    黒

    重

    動

    童

    量

    種

    裏

    厘

    埋

    墨

    衝

    糧

    鐘

    憧

    瞳

    腫

Meanings in Other Languages for 里

French
  1. hameau, village natal, maison de ses parents, ri (3965 mètres)
Portuguese
  1. aldeia, casa paterna, légua
Spanish
  1. ri (unidad de medida), aldea, pueblo, lugar natal

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