ri, village, parent's home, league
On'yomi (音読み)
- リ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- さと
About this kanji
The kanji 「里」 (read as 'ri' in on'yomi and 'sato' in kun'yomi) primarily means 'village' or 'hometown.' It can also refer to a parent's home or a league in some contexts. This kanji is often used as a noun rather than a verb. Some common compounds include 郷里 (きょうり, kyōri) meaning 'hometown,' 千里 (せんり, senri) which translates to '1000 ri' (a unit of distance), and 里子 (さとご, satogo) meaning 'foster child.' It's interesting to note that the concept of 'sato' often evokes feelings of nostalgia and connection to one's roots in Japanese culture.
Example sentences
彼女は里帰りした。
She returned to her hometown.
Meanings across languages
- English
- ri, village, parent's home, league
- Tiếng Việt
- nhà
- 日本語
- 里
- 한국어
- 촌
- 中文
- 里
- id
- desa, rumah orang tua
- th
- หมู่บ้าน, บ้านเกิด
- es
- aldea, casa familiar
- fr
- village, maison parentale
- de
- Dorf, heimische
- pt
- aldeia, casa dos pais
Common compounds
- 郷里きょうりhometown, birthplace
- 千里せんり1000 ri, (a) long distance
- 万里ばんりthousands of miles
- 里子さとごfoster child, adopted animal (e.g. pet)
- 里親さとおやfoster parent, foster parents, (pet) caretaker
- 里帰りさとがえりreturning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person), visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay), bride's first visit to her parents after getting married
- 亜爾加里アルカリalkali
- 人里ひとざとvillage, human habitation, human settlement
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