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了

了 – complete, finish

2 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#792 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 了 means complete, finish. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is リョウ (ryou). It is written with 2 strokes, under radical 亅 (no. 6).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiリョウryou

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 6). Components: 一・亅.

Words using 了

完了かんりょうcompletion終了しゅうりょうend了解りょうかいcomprehension了承りょうしょうacknowledgement

Example sentences

屋根が破損した家は今では修理が完了している。
The house with the damaged roof has been repaired.
Tatoeba #188447
トムは勤務終了時間を超えて働くと、５割アップの時給をもらっていた。
Tom got time and a half when he worked beyond his usual quitting time.
Tatoeba #199960
彼はゆっくりうなずいて了解の意を示した。
He nodded slowly in comprehension.
Tatoeba #110486

Kanji with the same radical

事予争

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