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Kotomora

完

perfect, completion, end

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes7

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

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  • 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

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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.