里【さと】
Frequency rank: 1,977.
- village; hamlet
- countryside; country
- home (of one's parents, etc.); hometownonly applies to 里
- one's origins; one's upbringing; one's pastonly applies to 里see also 御里
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 里【さと】Frequency rank: 1,977.
- 郷【さと】Frequency rank: 19,131. – 19,212.
- さとFrequency rank: 46,119. – 47,037.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- village; hamlet
- countryside; country
- home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
- one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
This meaning refers to a small settlement or community, typically found in rural areas, often characterized by a close-knit population.
This village is rich in nature, and the residents live together helping each other.
This meaning denotes rural areas outside of urban centers, often associated with agriculture and natural landscapes.
In the countryside, you can enjoy a quiet and peaceful life.
He moved away from the city to the countryside.
This meaning refers to the place where someone comes from, often invoking feelings of nostalgia and personal history.
This meaning relates to the background, culture, and experiences that shape a person's identity and character.
Generated collocations (experimental)
さと里にかえる帰るto return to one's hometownさと里をはなれる離れるto leave one's hometownこきょう故郷のさと里hometown villageさと里のふうけい風景countryside sceneryいなか田舎のさと里country villageさと里でそだつ育つto grow up in the countrysideさと里のひとびと人々people of the villageさと里をおとずれる訪れるto visit one's hometownおもいで思い出のさと里memorable hometownさと里をかたる語るto talk about one's hometownさと里がこいしい恋しいto miss one's hometownさと里のでんせつ伝説village legendさと里をまもる守るto protect the villageさと里のぶんか文化village culture
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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No, please don't concern yourself. I have learnt to do as the Romans when in Rome.
We're all at sea about where to take our company from here.
8. やま山からさと里のほう方へあそびにいった遊びにいったさる猿がいっぽん一本のあかい赤いろうそく蝋燭をひろいました拾いました。あかい赤いろうそく蝋燭はたくさん沢山あるものではありません。それでさる猿はあかい赤いろうそく蝋燭をはなび花火だとおもいこんでしまいました思い込んでしまいました。さる猿はひろった拾ったあかい赤いろうそく蝋燭をだいじ大事にやま山へもって持ってかえりました帰りました。
The monkey, who came from the mountain to play in the village, picked up a red candle. There aren't many red candles. So the monkey thought of it as a firework. He brought it back to the mountain with care.