What is the Kanji for "Finish" and "Complete"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Finish" and "Complete", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Finish" and "Complete" is "了".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Ryou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "了" mean in japanese?

"了" means "Finish" and "Complete".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

終了: "Ending". The Japanese verbal noun '終了 (しゅうりょう)' means 'ending'. It refers to the completion or conclusion of an event, activity, or process. This word is commonly used to indicate the finish or termination of something, such as a meeting, a class, a movie, or a project. For example: The meeting has ended - (会議は終了した). The class ended at 5pm - (クラスは午後5時に終了しました).

完了: "Completion". The Japanese verbal noun '完了 (かんりょう)' means 'completion'. It refers to the state of having finished or completed an action or task. It is commonly used to indicate that something has been brought to its end or final stage. For example: The project is now complete - (プロジェクトは完了しました). I have completed my homework - (私の宿題は完了しました).

了解: "Understanding". The Japanese noun '了解 (りょうかい)' means 'understanding'. It expresses comprehension or acknowledgement of something. It is commonly used to indicate that one has understood instructions or a request. For example: I understand - (了解しました). Let me understand that - (それを了解させてください).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "り" is read as "ri". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.