完 means “complete, perfect”

かん · kan

Also: completion, end

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

カン

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 4 · 7 strokes

The story

Picture a roof (宀) over a house kept just as it was at the start (元): nothing missing. 完 is complete: 完成 is finished work, 完全 is total, and 完了 flashes on screen when a form has gone through.

Used in 完全 (kanzen, complete), 完成 (kansei, completion), and 完了 (kanryou, done/finished)

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