Word Meaning 千里

せんり senri

千里 is read as せんり (senri) and means 1000 ri.

Meaning

English

1000 ri
(a) long distance

Reading

Kana

せんり

Romaji

senri

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 11493 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

千里も一里

せんりもいちり

a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)

千里の行も足下に始まる

せんりのこうもそっかにはじまる

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

千里の道も一歩から

せんりのみちもいっぽから

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

千里同風

せんりどうふう

a country being in a state of universal peace

千里馬

ちょんりま

Chollima

千里金蘭大学

せんりきんらんだいがく

Senri Kinran University

千里眼

せんりがん

clairvoyant

一望千里

いちぼうせんり

sweeping view of the eye

悪事千里

あくじせんり

bad news traveling fast

一瀉千里

いっしゃせんり

one swift effort

沃野千里

よくやせんり

vast expanse of fertile land

舳艫千里

じくろせんり

a large number of ships sailing in a long chain-like formation

Example Sentences

悪事千里を走る

Bad news travels fast.

悪事千里を走る。

Ill news comes too soon.

千里の道も一歩から。

Rome wasn't built in a day.

悪事千里を走るって言うからね。

Well, they say bad news travels fast.

党首は今後の方針を一瀉千里に述べ立てた。

The party leader rattled on at great length about future policies.

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