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Cultural Context
Etymology
Combines rice fields and earth, representing farming villages where people live. Also used as a distance unit and means hometown.
Symbolism
Symbolizes hometown, rural areas, and nostalgic places. Represents the original landscape of living with nature and a place to return to.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Murmuring of a river
Component Breakdown
甲 + one
Words & Expressions
Words written with 里
Four-Character Compounds
一望千里
いちぼうせんり
sweeping view of the eye; boundless expanse
一瀉千里
いっしゃせんり
one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc.
五里霧中
ごりむちゅう
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze
悪事千里
あくじせんり
bad news traveling fast; ill news spreading like wildfire
雲煙万里
うんえんばんり
limitless expanse of clouds and smoke
雲泥万里
うんでいばんり
being poles apart; (there being) all the difference in the world
波濤万里
はとうばんり
faraway lands; voyage to faraway lands
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
前程万里
ぜんていばんり
a bright (rosy) future awaiting one; having the world before one
千里同風
せんりどうふう
a country being in a state of universal peace; the world being peaceful and uneventful
平沙万里
へいさばんり
vast stretch of desert; vast expanse of sandy plain
鵬程万里
ほうていばんり
(over) a great distance; (a long journey (flight, voyage)) to (from) a faraway place
懸軍万里
けんぐんばんり
military expedition deep into enemy territory
四里四方
よりよほう
large area; four ri square (approx. 16 sq km); Edo
Poetry
山里は 冬ぞさびしさ まさりける 人めも草も かれぬと思へば
A mountain village is loneliest in winter, when I think how both the visitors and the grasses have gone.
朝ぼらけ ありあけの月と 見るまでに 吉野の里に 降れる白雪
At first light I took it for the dawn moon — the white snow that has fallen on the village of Yoshino.
Anime & Manga
鬼滅の刃 刀鍛冶の里編
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
A well-known work with 里 in its Japanese title.
劇場版デート・ア・ライブ 万由里ジャッジメント
Date A Live Mayuri Judgement
A well-known work with 里 in its Japanese title.
となりの布里さんがとにかくコワい。
No Matter What You Say, Furi-san is Scary!
A well-known work with 里 in its Japanese title.
Related Figures & Stories
大江千里
Name contains 里
Ōe no Chisato was a Japanese waka poet and Confucian scholar of the late ninth and early tenth centuries.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does 里 mean in Japanese?
里 means ri, village, parent's home, league.
How do you read 里?
On'yomi: リ (RI). Kun'yomi: さと (sato).
How many strokes does 里 have?
里 has 7 strokes. Its radical is 里 (village).
Is 里 a good kanji for a tattoo?
里 is one of the kanji most often chosen for tattoos. It means ri, village, parent's home, league. Read the full meaning and cultural background on this page first — some popular choices are deliberately dark.
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