"海里" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ka̠iɾʲi] Forms: 海里 [canonical] (ruby: (かい), ()), 海里 [canonical] (ruby: 海里(カイリ)), kairi [romanization]
Etymology: Calque of English nautical mile, formed as a compound of 海 (kai, “sea, ocean”) + 里 (ri, “league, unit of distance”). First appears in 1872. Also encountered in some historical texts with the kanji spelling 海哩, using the alternative 哩 (ri, “mile”) character. Etymology templates: {{calque|ja|en|nautical mile|sort=かいり}} Calque of English nautical mile, {{compound|ja|海|里|t1=sea, ocean|t2=league, unit of distance|tr1=kai|tr2=ri}} 海 (kai, “sea, ocean”) + 里 (ri, “league, unit of distance”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かいり|カイリ}} 海(かい)里(り) or 海里(カイリ) • (kairi)
  1. a nautical mile: the length of roughly one minute of latitude, 1,852 meters Wikipedia link: Nautical mile, ja:海里 Categories (topical): Units of measure Related terms: ノット (notto) (english: a knot, a unit of speed equivalent to one nautical mile per hour)
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