Quick answer
了 is the kanji for "Finish". Its reading is りょう (ryou). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Finish
Also : Complete · End
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
2 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 了 represents 'COMPLETE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of complete.
On-reading: りょう — remember this sound by associating it with complete.
Example Sentences
レポートを書き了えて、やっと肩の荷が下りました。
れぽーとをかきおえて、やっとかたのにがおりました。
Having finished writing the report, I finally felt relieved.
了解しました。明日の十時に参ります。
りょうかいしました。あしたのじゅうじにまいります。
Understood. I will come at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Vocabulary using 了
Grammar to study at this level
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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