漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
了: complete, finish
JLPT N22 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
2 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
リョウryou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 未了みりょうunfinished, yet not finished [n.]
- 了解するりょうかいするconsent, comprehend
- 了承するりょうしょうするapprove, consent
- 完了するかんりょうするcomplete, conclude
- 終了するしゅうりょうするclose, end
- 満了するまんりょうするexpire, terminate
- 修了するしゅうりょうするcomplete, finish
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Pictogram (象形)
According to the Shuowen Jiezi, a pictogram (象形) of a baby without arms. The Shuowen defines 了 as "the crossing of lower legs".
Source: Wiktionary, 了 (rev. 93762855), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“A single cross-stroke plus the "hook" (亅). It represents a task that has been rounded off and hooked firmly into its final position—finished.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · le
Same form: 了 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 了 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 了 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin le most common reading
False friend. In simplified Chinese, 了 also stands for 瞭 (clear), which Japanese writes as a separate kanji.
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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