里 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 里 mean?
Village. Countryside. Hometown. The family home of a wife or son-in-law. A pathway that runs vertically and horizontally. Paths. A unit of distance.
How to read 里?
Kunyomi... さと/sato
Onyomi... リ/ri
jinmeikun... satoshi, satoru, nori,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
| application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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| type | common-use kanji |
| unicode | 91CC 里 (For HTML use) |
里 / related names
- Name:
- akari
- Katakana:
- アカリ
- Name:
- rio
- Katakana:
- リオ
- Name:
- riho
- Katakana:
- リホ
- Name:
- shiori
- Katakana:
- シオリ
- Kanji:
- 汐里
- Meaning:
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- 汐Evening tide. The ebb and flow of the tide. The periodic rise and fall of seawater due to the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. The right time for things to happen.
- 里Village. Countryside. Hometown. The family home of a wife or son-in-law. A pathway that runs vertically and horizontally. Paths. A unit of distance.
- Name:
- riho
- Katakana:
- リホ
- Name:
- rina
- Katakana:
- リナ
- Name:
- shiori
- Katakana:
- シオリ
- Kanji:
- 栞里
- Meaning:
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- 栞A bookmark. A sign to be inserted in a book that is about to be read. A guide book. A handbook. A signpost made by breaking off a tree branch on a mountain path.
- 里Village. Countryside. Hometown. The family home of a wife or son-in-law. A pathway that runs vertically and horizontally. Paths. A unit of distance.
- Name:
- himari
- Katakana:
- ヒマリ
- Kanji:
- 妃茉里
- Meaning:
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- 妃Princess. Wife of the Crown Prince. Also, the wife of an imperial or royal family member. The honorific title of a goddess.
- 茉Jasmine. A small evergreen shrub of the Moraceae family.
- 里Village. Countryside. Hometown. The family home of a wife or son-in-law. A pathway that runs vertically and horizontally. Paths. A unit of distance.
- Name:
- kaori
- Katakana:
- カオリ
- Name:
- yuri
- Katakana:
- ユウリ
- Name:
- akari
- Katakana:
- アカリ
- Kanji:
- 明里
- Meaning:
-
- 明Bright. The state of being illuminated by light and seeing clearly. A hopeful and positive attitude. A detailed understanding of things. To be clear. To distinguish. Smart. Wise. Light. To light up.
- 里Village. Countryside. Hometown. The family home of a wife or son-in-law. A pathway that runs vertically and horizontally. Paths. A unit of distance.
- Name:
- riku
- Katakana:
- リク
- Name:
- akari
- Katakana:
- アカリ
- Kanji:
- 明香里
- Meaning:
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- 明Bright. The state of being illuminated by light and seeing clearly. A hopeful and positive attitude. A detailed understanding of things. To be clear. To distinguish. Smart. Wise. Light. To light up.
- 香Scent. Good smell, fragrant. Aromatic. A scented object that produces a fragrance.
- 里Village. Countryside. Hometown. The family home of a wife or son-in-law. A pathway that runs vertically and horizontally. Paths. A unit of distance.
- Name:
- himari
- Katakana:
- ヒマリ
- Kanji:
- 陽葵里
- Meaning:
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- 陽Sun. Sunlight. The side where the sun shines. Warm. Bright. Whenever. Active and proactive. The positive pole of electricity and magnetism.
- 葵hollyhock(a kind of flower). A general term for plants of the mallow family. The language of this flower is "ambition" and "fruitfulness".
- 里Village. Countryside. Hometown. The family home of a wife or son-in-law. A pathway that runs vertically and horizontally. Paths. A unit of distance.
- Name:
- juri
- Katakana:
- ジュリ
- Name:
- yuri
- Katakana:
- ユリ
- Name:
- airi
- Katakana:
- アイリ
- Name:
- shuri
- Katakana:
- シュリ
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