Meaning
Complete, Finish, Perfect — Expresses the idea of something being finished without missing parts, often used for completion, perfection, or wholeness.
- 完了 — completion
- 完全 — perfection
- 完結 — conclusion
- 完備 — fully equipped
- 未完 — unfinished
- 完走 — finishing a race
The character 完 consists of the radical 宀 (“roof”) and the component 元 (“origin” or “base”), suggesting something being safely and completely enclosed. It conveys the idea of something whole and without defect — “perfect” or “complete.”
宿題を 完了しました。
I finished my homework.
この 計画は 完全に 実行された。
This plan was carried out perfectly.
🎧 This character is primarily read as カン (kan) in on-yomi. While there’s no common kun-yomi, it appears in many compound words involving “completion” or “wholeness.”