Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles
neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes)
unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
「里」 has another reading with different meanings.
village; hamlet
jōri system of land subdivision in ancient Japan
township-neighbourhood system; system in use between 715-740 CE which redefined…
province-district-neighbourhood administrative divisions (ritsuryō system)