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家里

See also: 家裡 and 家裏

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 家里 – see 家裡. (This term, 家里, is the simplified form of 家裡.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
家	里
か Grade: 2	り Grade: 2
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 家裡 ‎(kae li^X, literally “home + inside”). Compare the reading of modern Cantonese 家裡 ‎(gaa¹ leoi⁵), or the meaning of Japanese synonyms 家内 ‎(kanai, “wife”, literally “home + inside”), 奥様 ‎(okusama, “wife”, literally “inside + honorable”).

Pronunciation

On'yomi: Kan'on
IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾi]

Noun

家里 ‎(hiragana かり, romaji kari)

(obsolete, rare) one's hometown, one's native village
(obsolete, rare) one's wife

Usage notes

Does not appear to be used in modern Japanese.

Synonyms

(hometown): 故郷 (ふるさと) ‎(furusato), 故郷 (こきょう) ‎(kokyō), 郷里 (きょうり) ‎(kyōri)
(wife): 妻 (つま) ‎(tsuma), 本妻 (ほんさい) ‎(honsai), 家内 (かない) ‎(kanai), 奥様 (おくさま) ‎(okusama)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan