四里四方
Meanings
Noun
1. large area; four ri square (approx. 16 sq km) (Yojijukugo)
2. Edo (Yojijukugo, ref. to original jōkamachi size)
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里
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)
Noun
四方
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions; surroundings; square; quadrilateral; four-sided figure; four sides (of a square)
Noun