千里

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

千里

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

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
千 里
ち
Grade: 1
さと
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Proper noun

千(ち)里(さと) • (Chisato) 

  1. a female given name
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