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

Ri (Korean) Conversions

Ri (Korean) → MillimeterRi (Korean) → CentimeterRi (Korean) → MeterRi (Korean) → KilometerRi (Korean) → InchRi (Korean) → FootRi (Korean) → YardRi (Korean) → MileRi (Korean) → NanometerRi (Korean) → MicrometerRi (Korean) → ShakuRi (Korean) → KenRi (Korean) → Li (Chinese)

Related Units

What is a Millimeter?What is a Centimeter?What is a Meter?What is a Kilometer?What is a Inch?What is a Foot?What is a Yard?What is a Mile?What is a Nanometer?What is a Micrometer?What is a Shaku?What is a Ken?What is a Li (Chinese)?