千里

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

千里

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

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
さと
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Proper noun

()(さと) (Chisato

  1. a female given name