Kanji

里

ri, village, parent's home, league

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

里部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さと

Nanori (Name Reading)

さと, さとし, のり

Common Readings

リ, さと

Example sentences

さと
から へと 下りる

Descend from the mountain to the village.

人里 ひとざと
クマ 人里 下りてくる という ニュース 最近 よく 耳にする

I often hear news lately about bears coming down to human settlements.

いのしし
時々 食べ物 求めて 人里 下りてくる

Wild boars sometimes come down to the village in search of food.

里帰り さとがえり
久しぶり 実家 里帰り 家族 楽しい 時間 過ごした

I returned to my parents' home for the first time in a while and spent a pleasant time with my family.

千里 せんり
千里 足下 始まる

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

こう
千里 一歩 より 始まる

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

人里離れた ひとざとはなれた
人里離れた 山奥 一人 暮らしている

He lives alone in a remote mountain area.

山奥 やまおく
人里離れた 山奥 ひっそりと 古い 立っている

An old temple stands quietly, deep in the mountains far from any village.

山里 やまざと
静か 山里 暮らし

A quiet life in a mountain village is my dream.

塵埃 じんあい
都会 塵埃 離れ 静かな 山里 暮らす こと した

I decided to leave the dust and bustle of the city and live in a quiet mountain village.

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