Korean word

리

Pronunciation

Romanizationri

Meaning

  • nounvillage

Example

우리 금계리에는 작은 도서관이 있어요.u ri keum gye ri e neun cha geun to seo gwa ni i sseo yo

There is a small library in our village, Geumgye-ri.

Illustration for 리 (village)

More examples

그 리 주민들은 서로 도와요.keu ri chu min deu reun seo ro to wa yo

The residents of that village help one another.

Core concept

A village-sized unit on a map or address, marking a defined part of a wider region.

Common phrases

  • 리 주민ri chu min

    village residents

  • 리 이장ri i jang

    village head

  • 리 회관ri hoe gwan

    village hall

Similar words

마을maeul: A small village community made up of homes, residents, and their everyday relationships.
동tong: A legally defined city area used to identify a neighborhood in an address.
면myeon: A rural administrative unit covering a wide area of the countryside.
읍eup: A town-sized administrative unit that serves as a local center for commerce and government.

Definition in Korean

지명에서 일정 범위 안의 마을 단위를 가리키는 명칭으로, 주소 표기나 지역 구분에 사용된다.chi myeong e seo il jeong peo mwi a nui ma eul ta nwi reul ka ri ki neun myeong ching eu ro chu so pyo gi na chi yeok ku bu ne sa yong doen da

Word origin

The word comes from a Sino-Korean reading of a Chinese character meaning a village or local division, which explains its use in place names and administrative terms.

Usage tips

  • Seeing this term in an address can help identify a small local jurisdiction instead of a general rural area with no official boundaries.

Opposites

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