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Kanji Detail for 了 - "complete, understand, finish"

  • Meaning

    了 means "complete, understand, finish."

    1. Complete - To finish; to conclude.

    2. Understand - To comprehend fully.

    3. End - The conclusion of something.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    complete; finish

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to finish; particle of completed action

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    clear; to finish; particle of completed action

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To understand. Such as 了然於心 (clearly understanding in one's heart). | Finished; completed. Such as 了事 (to finish a matter). | A particle. Often used at the end of colloquial expressions.
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