| RI |
In the village , we keep it REAL. |
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We built our village on the earth right next to the rice field . Short commute time, "If you lived here you'd be home right now," and etc. |
| さと |
refers to small villages in general, as in "Country life is more peaceful than city life." （BOOBOO: if you want to talk about a particular village, generally you'd say 村 （むら）） 里 also has the nuance of being the village where you are from (used when nostalgic). Also, you use 里 when a wife leaves her husband - "She went back to the sato."
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| Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 早 | early | SUN | 日 |
| 古 | old | NO SUN | |
| 里 | village | RICE FIELD | 田 |
The SUN comes up early, but if there is NO SUN, the day is old.
The village is next to a RICE FIELD.
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small town or village
村 里 |
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