noun
one's parents' home; family home
Polite or honorific term for someone's family home, especially when referring to the home of the person you are speaking to or a third party. Often used in respectful contexts.
ご結婚後はお里が近いので、よく帰省されているそうですね。
I hear that since your family home is close, you often go back after getting married.
お里はどちらですか。
noun
one's origins; one's upbringing; one's background
Refers to a person's background, upbringing, or the environment they were raised in. Can imply that someone's behavior or character reflects their upbringing. Often used in expressions like お里が知れる (to reveal one's upbringing).
彼の言葉遣いでお里が知れる。
His way of speaking reveals his upbringing.
あの人の振る舞いを見ると、お里がいいのがわかる。
Watching her behavior, you can tell she comes from a good background.
Where is your family home?
実家 is a more neutral, everyday term for one's own parents' home, while お里 is a polite or honorific way to refer to someone else's family home or background.
育ち directly means 'upbringing' or 'breeding' and is used in similar contexts, but お里 often carries a more indirect, euphemistic nuance about one's origins.
Polite form of 里 (さと, 'village' or 'hometown') with the honorific prefix お. The extension to 'upbringing' or 'origins' comes from the idea that one's character is shaped by the home environment.