Search Terms: *里
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noun
1.
home town, birthplace, native place, one's old home(usually kana)
2.
ruins, historic remains(archaism)(only relevant for ふるさと)
Other readings:
ふるさと《ふる里》
、ふるさと《古里》
、ふるさと《旧里》
、ふるさと《故里》
、こきょう《故郷》
、きゅうり《旧里》
expression
•
bad news traveling fast, ill news spreading like wildfire(yojijukugo)
noun
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one swift effort, rush through one's work, fast-talking, writing, etc.(yojijukugo)
noun
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being poles apart, (there being) all the difference in the world(yojijukugo)
noun
1.
one's parents' home(honorific language, polite language)
2.
one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
Other readings:
御里【おさと】
noun
1.
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army), isolated village
2.
legendary land (deep in mountains or underground), Shangri-La
noun
1.
2.
potash(colloquialism)
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
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gray-headed lapwing (Microsarcops cinereus), grey-headed lapwing(usually kana)
Other readings:
けり《計里》
、ケリ