ri

Noun

1. Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles — explanation

いち れい れい もの きゅう きゅう なかばとする。
hyakusatō iku monowa kyūjū kyūsatō nakabato suru.
There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.
Noun

2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes)

Related to 郷里制国郡里制
Noun

3. unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)

Related to 条里制