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Ri
里 (Ri) is a Japanese noun meaning “Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes)”.
Meanings
- nounJapanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles
- nounneighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes)
- noununit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
Examples
１００里を行く者は９９里を半ばとする。
There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.
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