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海里；浬
【かいり；カイリ (nokanji) 】

1.

[n]
▶ nautical mile

Cross references:
	⇐ see: 2832297 ノーティカルマイル 1. nautical mile

History:

2.	A 2018-01-20 01:19:06 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1.	A* 2018-01-19 16:13:03 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/海里#海里の記号 "日本では、「海上で使われる里」という意味で「カイリ」という言葉が作られ、「浬」という文字が作られた。当用漢字に「浬」が含まれなかったために、一時はカタカナで「カイリ」と書くことも行われたが、今日では由来に基づいて「海里」と書く"
	Comments:	I saw カイリ used in 世界大百科事典. I don't think we need to give the distance in other units.
	Diff:	@@ -12,0 +13,4 @@ +<r_ele> +<reb>カイリ</reb> +<re_nokanji/> +</r_ele> @@ -16,2 +19,0 @@ -<gloss>1852m</gloss> -<gloss>6080ft</gloss>

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