(り) (n) (1) ri (old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles); (2) (See 郷里制,国郡里制) neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); (3) (See 条里制) unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m); (P) [EDICT]
(さと) (n) (1) village; hamlet; (2) countryside; country; (3) (里 only) home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown; (4) (里 only) (See 御里) one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past [EDICT]
(lǐ, ㄌㄧˇ) inside; internal; interior; lining; village; basic unit of city administration [CE-DICT]
(lǐ, ㄌㄧˇ) Chinese mile (approx. 0.5 km); neighborhood; hometown; surname Li [CE-DICT]
根
(こん) (n) (1) stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; persistence; (2) (See 基・き・1) radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); (3) {math} root; (4) {Buddh} indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs) [EDICT]
(ね) (n) (1) root (of a plant); (2) root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); (3) root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; (4) one's true nature; (5) (fishing) reef; (P) [EDICT]
(gēn, ㄍㄣ) radical (chem.); root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings [CE-DICT]
(qiǎng, ㄑㄧㄤˇ) to strive; to make an effort [CE-DICT]
大
(おお) (pref) (See 大・だい・2) big; large [EDICT]
(だい) (pref) (1) the large part of; (2) big; large; great; (suf) (3) approximate size; no larger than; (4) (abbr) (See 大学・1) -university; (n) (5) large (e.g. serving size); loud (e.g. volume setting) [EDICT]
(おおい) (pref) (1) (arch) (also written as 正) (See 従・ひろい) greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior; (n,adj-na) (2) (See 大いなる,大いに) a great deal; very much [EDICT]
(おおき) (pref) (1) (arch) great; grand; large; (2) (also written as 正) (See 従・ひろき) greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior; (n,adj-na) (3) (See 大きに) a great deal; very much [EDICT]
(ér, ㄦˊ) and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) [CE-DICT]
当
(とう) (pref) this (business organisation or place) [EDICT]
(dāng, ㄉㄤ) to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at [CE-DICT]
(dàng, ㄉㄤˋ) at or in the very same...; to pawn; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; replace; represent [CE-DICT]
选
(xuǎn, ㄒㄩㄢˇ) to choose; to pick; to select; to elect [CE-DICT]
美
(び) (n,n-suf) beauty; (P) [EDICT]
(měi, ㄇㄟˇ) America; beautiful [CE-DICT]
国
(くに) (n) (1) country; (the) state; (2) region; (3) (obs) (See 国郡里制) province (of Japan); (4) home (i.e. hometown, home country); (5) (arch) land; earth; (P) [EDICT]
