Word Meaning

ri

里 is read as り (ri) and means neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes).

Meaning

English

  1. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes)
  2. unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
  3. Japanese league
  4. ri
  5. old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles

Reading

Kana

Romaji

ri

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms 家郷,郷関,郷国,郷土,郷里,,故郷,故山 Rank 4457 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

里地里山

さとちさとやま

mountain villages and neighbouring agricultural, forest, etc. areas

里帰出産

さとがえりしゅっさん

returning to one's parents' house to give birth

里親会

さとおやかい

adoption event for homeless animals

里人

りじん

villager

里長

さとおさ

village chief

里地

さとち

mountain village (region)

里方

さとかた

wife's family

里言

りげん

dialect

郷里

きょうり

hometown

Example Sentences

9

かれはやまのさとでそだった。

He grew up in a mountain village.

なつやすみにさとへかえるつもりです。

I plan to return to my hometown during summer vacation.

しゅうまつはつまのさとにとまった。

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

むかしはいちりごとにめじるしがあった。

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

えきからここまでにりほどある。

It is about two ri from the station to here.

このさとはかわのちかくにある。

This village is near the river.

さとのまつりはまいとしにぎやかだ。

The village festival is lively every year.

しょうがつにはさとがえりするひとがおおい。

Many people return to their hometowns for the New Year.

ふるいさとのふうけいがいまもわすれられない。

I still cannot forget the scenery of my old hometown.