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哩 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「口」

道
準1University / general ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
リり · ri
Kun
まいるmairu
Meaning
mile

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Mouth with 里 "league": coined to write the unit of distance, the mile.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 哩マイル

    mile

  • 海哩かいり

    nautical mile

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

船(ふね)の速(はや)さは海(うみ)哩で表(あらわ)す。

A ship’s speed is expressed in nautical miles.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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