里り閭りょ

noun

village; hamlet

Rare literary term for a small settlement or hamlet. Not used in modern everyday speech; encountered mainly in classical or historical contexts.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、里り閭りょという言こと葉ばが小ちいさな集しゅう落らくを指さすことがある。

  In old documents, the word 里閭 sometimes refers to a small settlement.

noun

village gate

Rare term for the gate at the entrance to a village. Also limited to historical or literary usage.

• 里り閭りょをくぐると、そこは静しずかな農のう村そんだった。

  Passing through the village gate, one found a quiet farming community.