- 了解 — understanding; “got it” / roger
- 終了 — end; termination; program ending
- 完了 — completion; finished state
- 了承 — consent; acknowledgement
- 修了 — completion of a course or program
- 投了 — resigning in shogi or go
- 了見 — one’s outlook; way of thinking (often critical)
The kanji 了 is a very small character, originally linked to the idea of something being fully formed or brought to an end. In modern Japanese it appears mostly in compounds that describe a task being finished or a situation being understood — like 完了, 終了, and 了解.