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Kotomora

了

complete, finish

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes2

Readings

On'yomi

  • リョウ

Kun'yomi

—

Nanori

  • さとる

Meaning

了 centers on bringing something to its end point: completing a task or finishing an action. The idea is a clean, final closure.

Most common words using 了

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  • 終了しゅうりょう
    N2

    end; close; conclusion; termination

  • 完了かんりょう
    N3

    completion; conclusion

  • 了解りょうかい
    N1

    comprehension; consent; understanding; agreement

  • 了承りょうしょう
    N2

    acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

  • 了りょう
    N1

    finish; completion; the end

  • 魅了みりょう

    charm; fascination

  • 修了しゅうりょう
    N2

    completion (of a course)

  • 満了まんりょう

    expiration; termination

  • 読了どくりょう

    finishing reading

  • 投了とうりょう

    resignation; giving up the game for lost

  • 了見りょうけん

    idea; thought; intention; design; view; inclination; decision; motive

  • 未了みりょう

    unfinished; unfilled (order); unexecuted

  • 校了こうりょう

    proofreading completed

  • 終了後しゅうりょうご

    after the end (of something)

  • ご了承くださいごりょうしょうください

    please be aware (that ...); please note (that ...); please understand (that ...)

  • ご了承ごりょうしょう

    acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

  • エラー終了エラーしゅうりょう

    error termination; terminate with error

  • コミット準備完了状態コミットじゅんびかんりょうじょうたい

    ready-to-commit state

  • サービス終了サービスしゅうりょう

    end of service (esp. of an online server); termination of service

  • ダイアログ確立指示未完了ダイアログかくりつしじみかんりょう

    dialogue establishment indication outstanding

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Etymology

了 is thought to depict a child wrapped in swaddling cloth, symbolizing completion or finishing. The modern form retains the simple hooked shape.

Meaning mnemonic

See the single hooked stroke as a final checkmark: 了 marks something as done and complete.

Reading mnemonic

For リョウ, imagine finishing a long journey and finally reaching a peaceful ryokan (りょかん, Japanese inn): ryokan -> リョウ, and the task is complete.