里(り)Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes), unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

里(り)とは、尺貫法(しゃっかんほう)の単位(たんい)である。

A "ri" is a unit of measurement in the traditional Japanese system, approximately equal to 3.927km or 2.44 miles. {Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes), unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)}

律令制(りつりょうせい)の時(とき)、里(り)は地方(ちほう)行政(ぎょうせい)区画(くかく)の最小(さいしょう)単位(たんい)でした。

During the Ritsuryo system period, the village was the smallest unit of regional administration. {Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes), unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)}

条里(じょうり)制(せい)で一(いっ)辺(ぺん)654メートル四方(しほう)の区画(くかく)を里(り)と言(い)いました。

Under the Jori system, a square plot of land with each side measuring 654 meters was referred to as a 'Ri'. {Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes), unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)}

尺貫法(しゃっかんほう)で距離(きょり)を表(あらわ)す単位(たんい)である里(り)は、現在(げんざい)はあまり使(つか)われていません。

The ri, an old Japanese unit of distance used in the Shakkanhou system, which is approximately 3.927km or 2.44 miles, is not widely used today. {Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes), unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)}

令(りょう)制(せい)では、三(さん)百(びゃっ)歩(ぽ)、すなわち千(せん)五(ご)百(ひゃく)尺(しゃく)を一(いち)里(り)としていたと聞(き)きました。

I heard that under the Ritsuryo system, a ri, an old Japanese unit of distance, was defined as 300 steps, or in other words, 1500 feet. {Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes), unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)}