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千里

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Chinese

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thousand li, a Chinese unit of length
simp. and trad.
(千里)
Literally: “one thousand li”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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千里

  1. (figuratively) any great distance
  2. short for 千里馬 (qiānlǐmǎ, “fine horse; fine steed; fast horse”)

Derived terms

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See also

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Japanese

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Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

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(せん)() (senri

  1. 1000 li, or 500 km
  2. (figuratively) a great distance
Derived terms
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Proper noun

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(せん)() (Senri

  1. a unisex given name

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
さと
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Proper noun

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()(さと) (Chisato

  1. a female given name