完
perfect, completion, end
Readings
On'yomi
- カン
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
完 centers on the idea of something being whole and finished: reaching perfection, completing a task, or bringing something to its end.
Most common words using 完
20 of 163- 完全かんぜんN3
perfect; complete
- 完成かんせいN3
completion; perfection; accomplishment
- 完了かんりょうN3
completion; conclusion
- 完璧かんぺきN2
perfect; complete; flawless
- 完結かんけつ
conclusion; completion
- 完かん
The End; Finis
- 完売かんばい
selling out; being sold out
- 補完ほかんN1
complementation; supplementation; completion
- 完走かんそう
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
- 不完全ふかんぜんN3
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
- 完備かんび
being fully equipped; being fully furnished
- 完封かんぷう
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely
- 完敗かんぱいN1
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
- 完治かんち
complete recovery
- 完遂かんすい
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
- 未完みかん
incomplete; unfinished
- 完熟かんじゅく
full ripeness; full maturity
- 完投かんとう
going the whole distance; pitching a whole game
- 完済かんさい
full payment; liquidation
- 完勝かんしょう
complete victory; total victory
Study
Etymology
完 combines 宀 (roof/building) with 元 (origin/source), suggesting the idea of something being fully formed or complete within a structure.
Meaning mnemonic
Under a roof (宀), the origin (元) of everything is kept safe and whole. Imagine a perfect, complete set of original blueprints stored in a building.
Reading mnemonic
For カン, picture a can of paint being used to put the final perfect coat on a completed project: can -> カン, and the job is done.