了 (りょう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

了 (りょう) means completion / finish / understanding.

See example sentences below.

了 at a glance

了

りょうryou

N1noun

completion / finish / understanding

了りょうryouN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

completion / finish / understanding

Example 1

仕事がようやく了しました。

Translation

The work has finally been completed.

Example 2

この件は了とします。

Translation

Let's consider this matter closed.