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Kanji Detail for 完 - "complete, perfect, to finish"

完

  • Meaning

    完 means "complete, perfect, to finish."

    1. Complete - Whole; entire.

    2. Perfect - Without defect; flawless.

    3. Finish - To accomplish; to fulfill.

  • Words using 完

    • 完全 かんぜん Listen perfect; complete
    • 完成 かんせい Listen completion; perfection; accomplishment
    • 完封 かんぷう Listen total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely
    • 完投 かんとう Listen going the whole distance; pitching a whole game
    • 完了 かんりょう Listen completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
    • 補完 ほかん Listen complementation; supplementation; completion
    • 完売 かんばい Listen selling out; being sold out
    • 完敗 かんぱい Listen (suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation

  • Four-character idioms with 完

    • 完全無欠 かんぜんむけつ Listen flawless; absolute perfection
    • 完全燃焼 かんぜんねんしょう Listen complete combustion; perfect combustion; giving one's all

  • Tattoo check: 完

    • Verified meaning: complete, perfect, to finish
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いくい, いくや, かん, かんじ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 完

    Given names 完(かん)Listen 完(さだむ)Listen 完(たもつ)Listen 完(ひろし)Listen 完(まさし)Listen 完(またし)Listen 完(まもる)Listen 完(やすし)Listen

    Surnames 完(いくい)Listen 完(いくや)Listen 完(かんじ)Listen 完(さだ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    perfect; completion; end

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    complete, finish, settle; whole

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to complete, to finish, to settle; whole

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

    Complete. (Analects) "As long as it's complete." Meaning items are present, without seeking refinement. | When a task is finished, it's called 完. Such as 完功. | To preserve whole. Such as 完璧歸趙, a story of Lin Xiangru from the Warring States. See (Records of the Grand Historian, his biography). | Sound and good. (Mencius) "City walls are not complete." Now also describing ragged clothes as 衣履不完. | Paying taxes is called 完. Such as 完糧, meaning to fully pay, indicating payment is finished.

  • Onyomi

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    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

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    7 strokes

  • Radical

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    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    complete perfect finish accomplish fulfill preserve achieve conclude entire whole thorough intact flawless total done end

Sentences including 完

  • I am very pleased with my new house.

  • He has done the work completely.

  • You don't have to be perfect all the time.

  • All systems are go.

  • His work is now complete.

  • His plan leaves much to be desired.

  • Are you completely through with your homework?

  • I can understand him perfectly.

  • Your answer is anything but perfect.

  • She helped her brother out with his picture.

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