Meaning of 里 in Japanese
Definition of 里
- (n) village; hamlet
- countryside; country
- home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
- one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
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(n) ri (old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles)
１００里を行く者は９９里を半ばとする。
There's many a slip between the cup and the lip. - neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)
- unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
Words related to 里
- (n) sweeping view of the eye; boundless expanse
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(n) 2.44 miles
一つ間違えば一里も狂う。
A miss is as good as a mile.
- (n) milestone (1 ri apart)
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(n) one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc.
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.
- (n) potassium
- potash
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(n) birth-place; home town
私の郷里の町は海に接している。
My home town is adjacent to the ocean.
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(n) totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air; mystified; bewildered
これからどう会社を経営していったらいいのか、五里霧中だ。
We're all at sea about where to take our company from here.
- (n) human habitation
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(adj-f) lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
彼は人里離れた農家に住んでいる。
He lives in a farmhouse remote from the world.
