# 里 — home village; old unit of length

里 means “home village; old unit of length”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: リ (ri). Kun'yomi: さと (sato). You'll see it in words such as 里 (sato, “home village; countryside”).

- Meaning: home village; old unit of length
- On'yomi: リ (ri)
- Kun'yomi: さと (sato)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 1

## Words with 里

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 里 | さと (sato) | home village; countryside |

## Don't confuse it with

[理](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/reason/) · [野](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/field/) · [黒](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/black/)

## More in the “Land & places 1” set

[邦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-country/) · [塚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/burial-mound/) · [街](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/street/) · [跡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/traces/) · [郡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/county/) · [郷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-town/) · [里](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-village/) · [堀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moat/) · [岳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peak/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-village/. Last updated 2026-11-01.