Vocab Info

A1 Noun

里(さと)village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        village, hamlet

      2. 2.

        countryside, country

      3. 3.

        home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown

        Only applies to 里
      4. 4.

        one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past

        Only applies to 里,

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    All Forms

    里 【さと】、郷 【さと】

    Details

      • さ

      • と

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 僕(ぼく)は都市(とし)ではなくて里(さと)の出身(しゅっしん)です。

      I am not from the city, but from the countryside. {village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past}

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    • 狩(か)りを終(お)えたので山(やま)から里(さと)へ下(お)りました。

      I descended from the mountain to the village after finishing the hunt. {village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past}

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    • お正月(しょうがつ)は里(さと)に帰(かえ)って両親(りょうしん)と一緒(いっしょ)に過(す)ごすつもりです。

      I plan to return to my hometown for New Year's and spend it with my parents. {village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past}

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    • 人(ひと)の住(す)まない山(やま)に対(たい)し、里(さと)には人家(じんか)があり人々(ひとびと)もちらほらいます。

      In contrast to the uninhabited mountain, in the village, there are houses and people can be seen here and there. {village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past}

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    • 里(さと)の出身(しゅっしん)とあって、都会(とかい)に出(で)るといつも漠然(ばくぜん)とした不安(ふあん)に襲(おそ)われてしまう。

      Being from a small village, I always get overwhelmed by a vague sense of anxiety whenever I go to the city. {village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past}

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