# 了 — finish; understand

了 means “finish; understand”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 2 strokes. On'yomi: リョウ (ryou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 了 (ryou, “finish; completion”).

- Meaning: finish; understand
- On'yomi: リョウ (ryou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 2
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Time 1

## Words with 了

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 了 | りょう (ryou) | finish; completion |

## Don't confuse it with

[丁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/city-block/) · [予](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/beforehand/) · [可](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/possible/) · [才](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/talent/)

## More in the “Time 1” set

[歴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/past-record/) · [未](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/not-yet/) · [久](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/long-time/) · [延](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/postpone/) · [齢](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/age/) · [了](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/finish/) · [遅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/late/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/finish/. Last updated 2026-11-01.