里


This is the kanji for a village or one's parents' home. It was also a unit of length around 2.9 km.

on readings:
  • ri
kun readings:
  • sato
examples:
五里霧中 gori-muchū in a fog, mystified
里子 satogo foster child
里山 satoyama the boundary between human settlement and the mountains
千里眼 senrigan clairvoyance, clairvoyant

links:
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Last ∆ on 5 February 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.