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), unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
里【さと】
village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
千里【せんり】
1000 ri, (a) long distance
郷里【きょうり】
hometown, birthplace
里帰り【さとがえり】
returning home to one's parents (of a married person), visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay), bride's first visit to her parents after getting married, coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad), temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
