Meaning of 千里(せんり) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 千里

Kana Reading せんり

Romaji senri

Parts of speech

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)

Meaning

1000 ri; (a) long distance

Examples of 千里, せんり in a sentence

都合の悪いこと、そうそう隠しとおせるもんじゃないよ。悪事千里を行く、っていうだろう。

You can't hide the fact that you're having a hard time. Bad news travels fast you know.
千里の道も一歩から。

Rome was not built in a day.

Related Kanji

里

7 strokes

ri, village, parent's home, league

On'Yomi: リ

Kun'Yomi: さと

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千 JLPT 5

3 strokes

thousand

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: ち

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