What does kanji 里 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 里 is ri.

How is kanji 里 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 里 are さと; the onyomi readings are リ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 里?

Kanji 里 is taught in Jōyō Grade 2.

What is the main radical of kanji 里?

The main radical for kanji 里 is 里.

What words use kanji 里?

Example words that use kanji 里 include 里, 里子, 里帰り, 里親.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 9

里

Meaning

Kanji 里

ri, village, parent's home, league

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: さと
Onyomi 音読み: リ
Nanori 名乗り: さ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 2
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1096
Strokes: 7
Radical: 里
Components: 里
Kanji Kentei: Level 9
Similar Kanji: 押 • 岬 • 甲 • 匣 • 呷 • 狎 • 胛

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 118 entries that include this kanji.

里

り

neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes)

里子

さとご

adopted animal (e.g. pet)

里帰り

さとがえり

bride's first visit to her parents after getting married

里親

さとおや

(pet) caretaker

里ことば

さとことば

countryside dialect

里づくり

さとづくり

rural community development

里芋

さといも

taro (Colocasia esculenta)

里芋科

さといもか

Araceae (arum family of plants)

里帰り出産

さとがえりしゅっさん

returning to one's parents' house to give birth

里帰り展

さとがえりてん

exhibition of returned works (e.g. from overseas)

里犬

さといぬ

pet dog

里桜

さとざくら

any oriental variety of cherry tree descended from the Oshima cherry

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は山の里で育った。

He grew up in a mountain village.

夏休みに里へ帰るつもりです。

I plan to return to my hometown during summer vacation.

週末は妻の里に泊まった。

We stayed at my wife's parents' home this weekend.

昔は一里ごとに目印があった。

In the past, there was a marker at every ri.

駅からここまで二里ほどある。

It is about two ri from the station to here.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

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