Kanji

里

ri, village, parent's home, league

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

里部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

リ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さと

Nanori (Name Reading)

さと, さとし, のり

Common Readings

リ, さと

Example sentences

里 さと
山から里へと下りる。

Descend from the mountain to the village.

人里 ひとざと
クマが人里に下りてくるというニュースを最近よく耳にする。

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

猪 いのしし
猪は時々食べ物を求めて人里に下りてくる。

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

里帰り さとがえり
久しぶりに実家に里帰りし、家族と楽しい時間を過ごした。

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
千里の行も足下に始まる

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

行 こう
千里の行も一歩より始まる

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

人里離れた ひとざとはなれた
彼は人里離れた山奥で一人で暮らしている。

He lives alone in a remote mountain area.

山奥 やまおく
人里離れた山奥に、ひっそりと古い寺が立っている。

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

山里 やまざと
静かな山里での暮らしが私の夢だ。

A quiet life in a mountain village is my dream.

塵埃 じんあい
都会の塵埃を離れ、静かな山里で暮らすことにした。

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

Example Vocabulary

里

さと

village; hamlet; hometown; parents' home

里

さと

village; hamlet; hometown; parents' home

人里

ひとざと

human settlement; inhabited place

里帰り

さとがえり

returning to one's parents' home; visiting one's hometown

千里眼

せんりがん

千里

せんり

1000 ri; a very long distance; far away

万里

ばんり

人里離れた

ひとざとはなれた

remote; secluded; far from human habitation

山里

やまざと

mountain village; mountain hamlet

里親

さとおや

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