了
了

complete, finish

2 strokesFrequency 792JLPT N2Grade 8

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Nanori

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Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

complete

Constituents

子child

Mnemonic Stories

The human cloning experiment was a complete disaster: the child was created without any arms!

Visually, picture a child completely wrapped up in a blanket so that its arms are at its side.

Dictionary

Common Words

しまう仕舞う終う了う蔵うUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #52
1

Transitive verb

to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close

Examples
買い物を済ませてしまったら電話します。
I will call you when I have done my shopping.
2

Transitive verb

to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up

3

Transitive verb

to put away; to put back; to keep; to store

Examples
本とノートをしまいなさい。
Put away your books and notebooks.
4

Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb

to do completely; to finish

Examples
やってしまったことは元に戻らない。
What is done cannot be undone.
5

Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb

to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do; to end up ...

Examples
彼女は短絡的な思考で、表面的な情報だけで判断してしまう。
She ends up making decisions based on superficial information because of her simplistic thinking.
終わる終るおわる了る卒る畢る竟るGodan verbFreq #212
1

Intransitive verb

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over

Examples
野球の試合は引き分けに終わった。
The baseball game ended in a draw.
2

Transitive verb

to finish; to complete; to conclude

Examples
彼は彼らの激論を終わらせようとしたが無駄だった。
He tried in vain to put an end to their heated discussion.
3

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to finish doing

Examples
彼は食べ終わるとすぐに、再び歩き始めた。
As soon as he finished eating, he began to walk again.
4

Colloquial; Intransitive verb; As 終わって(い)る or 終わった

to be past its (one's) prime

5

Colloquial; Intransitive verb; As 終わって(い)る

to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless

終える了える卒えるおえるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #897
1

終える／了える only; Auxiliary verb

to finish

Examples
その仕事をもう終えましたか。
Are you through with the work?
2

to graduate

了解りょうかい諒解領解領会Freq #1745
1

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

comprehension; consent; understanding; agreement

Examples
彼はゆっくりうなずいて了解の意を示した。
He nodded slowly in comprehension.
2

Interjection

OK; roger

Examples
「とりあえず店の前、掃除しといてくれ」「了解！」「打ち水も頼む」
"Clean up in front of the shop first." "OK!" "Sprinkle some water out there too."
終了しゅうりょうNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #2158
1

end; close; termination

Examples
トムは勤務終了時間を超えて働くと、５割アップの時給をもらっていた。
Tom got time and a half when he worked beyond his usual quitting time.
完了かんりょうNounFreq #3342
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

completion; conclusion

Examples
屋根が破損した家は今では修理が完了している。
The house with the damaged roof has been repaired.
2

Grammar

perfect (tense)

了承りょうしょう諒承領承NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #5527
1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

Examples
この件についてのあなたのお求めを了承します。
Your request of this matter has been accepted.
仕舞い仕舞終い了いしまいNounFreq #7591
1

end; close; finish; termination

2

仕舞 only

noh dance in plain clothes

魅了みりょうFreq #8754
1

Common noun

charm; fascination

2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

to charm; to fascinate; to captivate; to mesmerize; to enthrall; to hold spellbound

Examples
一目で彼女に魅了された。
She attracted me at first sight.
一目瞭然いちもくりょうぜん一目了然Noun～な Adj.～の Adj.四字熟語Freq #11965
1

obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

Examples
結果は一目瞭然であった。
The result was clear at a glance.
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