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里

ri
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingリ
Kun readingさと
JōyōGrade 2
  1. japanese league
  2. old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles
  3. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system
  4. orig. of 50 homes)
  5. unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)

Popular Usage

郷里

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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computer · rice field (田) · brains · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 185

Compound words

郷里きょうり
hometown; birthplace
千里せんり
1000 ri; (a) long distance
万里ばんり
thousands of miles
里子さとご
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
里親さとおや
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
一里塚いちりづか
milestone (1 ri apart)
里帰りさとがえり
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

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