What is a Ri (Korean) (리)?
Ri (리) is a traditional Korean unit of distance equal to approximately 392.727 meters. It was historically used to measure distances between villages and towns in Korea.
Definition
Symbol
리
Category
Length
System
Korean Traditional
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1 Ri (Korean) = 392727 Millimeter (mm)
1 Ri (Korean) = 39272.7 Centimeter (cm)
1 Ri (Korean) = 392.727 Meter (m)
1 Ri (Korean) = 0.392727 Kilometer (km)
1 Ri (Korean) = 15461.7 Inch (in)
Common Uses
- Historical distance measurement
- Korean folk sayings and proverbs
- Cultural and literary references
