# 了 total

★★★★☆
2 strokes
BETA PK

## Onyomi

RYOU | as in, "We don't have the total number of parts, so we need to REORDER more."

## Mnemonic

| To me it just looks like a broken coat hanger, which is totally useless.

## Jukugo

完了(かんりょう) する | finish ★★★☆☆ NP 完 (complete) + 了 (total) = 完了 (finish) to finish work on a project - an annual report, a re-formatting of the database, etc.
了解(りょうかい) | OK, got it. ★★★☆☆ 了 (total) + 解 (solve / untie) = 了解 (OK, got it.) roger that! ('I got it!') (originally used by military, but now often used when you text, because of its brevity)!
終了(しゅうりょう) | expire ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 終 (end) + 了 (total) = 終了 (expire) to expire, to come to an end (used about contracts or subscriptions expiring)

## Lookalikes

| 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.

## Used In

- 子

## Synonyms

finish 済ませる 完成 完了 終了　 結末 終わり 完全
ok, fine 了解 順調 平気