里

り

• Noun

  common noun
  1. ri (old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles).
  2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes).

     See also 郷里制 , 国郡里制 .

  3. unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m).

     See also 条里制 .