Japanese word

了

Pronunciation

Romajiryō

Meaning

  • nouncompletion

Example

以上をもって本日の説明を了とします。i jō o mo tte hon jitsu no setsu mei o ryō to shi ma su

This concludes today's explanation.

Illustration for 了 (completion)

More examples

必要な処理を終えたので、この申請は了となります。hitsu yō na sho ri o o e ta no de ko no shin sei wa ryō to na ri ma su

Since the necessary processing is finished, this application is complete.

Core concept

Marks an activity or process as having reached its endpoint and become complete.

Common phrases

  • 了とするryō to su ru

    consider complete

  • 了を告げるryō o tsu ge ru

    announce the end

Similar words

完了kanryō: The state of having finished all required parts of a task or process.
終了shūryō: The ending of an activity, event, or period, whether or not all intended work is complete.
完結kanketsu: The bringing of a matter, conflict, or situation to an end.
結了ketsuryō: The formal conclusion of a matter, procedure, or case.

Definition in Japanese

物事が終わり、完結すること。mono goto ga o wa ri kan ketsu su ru ko to

Word origin

The kanji 了 (ryō, "completion") is a Sino-Japanese borrowing from Chinese 了, which carries the sense of finishing or completion.

Usage tips

  • In formal Japanese, 了とする (ryō to suru) marks an activity as concluded, so this noun appears more often in fixed written expressions than in casual conversation.

Opposites

  • 未了miryōincompletenoun

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