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expressions (phrasesIchidan verb
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.);to betray one's origin;to give oneself away
Other forms
御里が知れる 【おさとがしれる】 (search-only kanji form)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
village;hamlet
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
countryside;country
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
only applies to
里
home (of one's parents, etc.);hometown
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
only applies to
里
one's origins;one's upbringing;one's past
Other forms
郷 【さと】
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Japanese league;ri;old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles
100里を行く者は99里を半ばとする。
There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes)
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)