Number:
4
了 total
ONYOMI: RYOU
as in, "We don't have the total number of parts, so we need to REORDER more."
To me it just looks like a broken coat hanger, which is totally useless.
DESCRIPTION: -
JUKUGO:
- 完了 する ( かんりょう する)
-
to finish work on a project - an annual report, a re-formatting of the database, etc.
(NP)
完 (complete) + 了 (total) = 完了 (finish)
- 了解 ( りょうかい )
-
roger that! ('I got it!') (originally used by military, but now often used when you text, because of its brevity)!
了 (total) + 解 (solve / untie) = 了解 (OK, got it.)
- 終了 ( しゅうりょう )
-
to expire, to come to an end (used about contracts or subscriptions expiring)
(NP)
終 (end) + 了 (total) = 終了 (expire)
LOOKALIKES:
USED IN:
| Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 子 | child | the 'one' radical | 一 |
| 了 | total | NO 'one' radical | |
| 予 | beforehand | katakana MA | マ |
A child is ONE year old.
The complete kanji is complete even WITHOUT the 'one' radical.
MAMA was around before baby.