# 里 village

田 (rice field) + 土 (earth)
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7 strokes
PN SOLO

## Onyomi

RI | In the village , we keep it REAL.

## Mnemonic

| We built our village on the earth right next to the rice field . Short commute time, "If you lived here you'd be home right now," and etc.

## Kunyomi

さと | refers to small villages in general, as in "Country life is more peaceful than city life." （BOOBOO: if you want to talk about a particular village, generally you'd say 村　（むら）） 里 also has the nuance of being the village where you are from (used when nostalgic). Also,　you use　里 when a wife leaves her husband - "She went back to the sato." ★★☆☆☆

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
早 | early | SUN | 日
古 | old | NO SUN |
里 | village | RICE FIELD | 田

The SUN comes up early, but if there is NO SUN, the day is old.
The village is next to a RICE FIELD.

## Used In

- 量
- 童
- 黒
- 埋
- 黙
- 理
- 裏
- 野

## Synonyms

small town or village 村 里