里り数すう

noun

distance in ri; mileage

Measures distance using the traditional Japanese unit 里 (ri), roughly 3.9 km. Often used in historical or literary contexts.

• 江え戸どから京きょう都とまでの里り数すうは約やく百ひゃく三さん十じゅう里りだ。

  The distance from Edo to Kyoto is about 130 ri.