Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 里 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (裡)
Simplified (里)
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Chinese
里 / 裡 [lǐ]
lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[lǐ]
Japanese
noun
- inside; within
- while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
- among; amongst; (out) of; between (as 〜のうち)
- in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) (also 裡, 裏; as 〜のうちに after a noun representing a state or condition)
- within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
- we; our company; our organization
- one's home; one's family (also 家)
- my spouse; my husband; my wife
- signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife (in a letter after the husband's name)
- imperial palace grounds
- emperor
pronoun
- I; me (primarily used by women and children)
Example Sentences
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エイズが私が生きているうちに治ることを願っているよ。
I have a dream that AIDS will be cured in my lifetime.
あの少年は店から店を歩いているうちに盗み癖がでてしまった。
The young boy got sticky fingers when he walked into stores.
私の息子二人のうち、一人は教師で、もう一人は医者です。
One of my sons is a teacher, and the other is a doctor.
教会は私の家とあなたの家の中にあります。
The church is between my house and yours.
Japanese Names
裡 うら
Ura place name
CHINESE WORDS (119)
里面 [lǐmiàn] #347
inside
心里 [xīnli] #1,524
chest
家里 [jiālǐ] #696
home
手里 [shǒulǐ] #1,705
in hand
夜里 [yèli] #5,571
during the night
怀里 [huáilǐ] #8,825
embrace
嘴里 [zuǐlǐ] #2,655
mouth
里头 [lǐtou] #6,701
inside
马德里 [Mǎdélǐ] #11,729
variant of 馬德里|马德里[Mǎdélǐ], Madrid
里边 [lǐbian] #9,768
inside
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JAPANESE WORDS (22)
⭐ 中 [なか] #75
inside
⭐ 家 [いえ] #136
house
⭐ 内 [うち] #1,801
inside
⭐ 脳裏 [のうり] #3,905
one's mind
胸の内 [むねのうち] #9,873
what's in one's heart
秘密裏 [ひみつり] #14,179
(in) secrecy
⭐ 裏面 [うらめん] #22,648
back (side)
囲炉裏 [いろり] #36,423
sunken hearth
庫裏 [くり] #67,504
temple kitchen
禁裏 [きんり] #74,608
Imperial Palace
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KOREAN WORDS (2)