完了|かんりょうkanryou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbcompletion; conclusion
- noun, grammarperfect (tense)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 完了する(かんりょうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 完了します(かんりょうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 完了しない(かんりょうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 完了しません(かんりょうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 完了せず・完了せぬ(かんりょうせず・かんりょうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 完了した(かんりょうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 完了しました(かんりょうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 完了しなかった(かんりょうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 完了しませんでした(かんりょうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 完了して(かんりょうして) |
| Potential | 完了できる(かんりょうできる) |
| Passive | 完了される(かんりょうされる) |
| Causative | 完了させる(かんりょうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 完了させられる(かんりょうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 完了すれば(かんりょうすれば) |
| tara | 完了したら(かんりょうしたら) |
| Volitional | 完了しよう(かんりょうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 完了しましょう(かんりょうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 完了しろ(かんりょうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym終了しゅうりょうNeutralRefers to something ending or being terminated, as in 「試合終了」; the focus is on the ending, while 「完了」 stresses getting everything done.
- Synonym終結しゅうけつWrittenFor disputes or incidents being brought to a close, as in 「戦争の終結」; used mainly for major events, not for saying work is done like 「完了」.
- Synonym完結かんけつNeutralFor serialized works or stories coming to a close, as in 「シリーズ完結」; the focus is on wrapping up a series.
- Synonym終幕しゅうまくWrittenThe final act of a play, or figuratively the curtain falling on something; written and metaphorical.
- Synonym仕上げるしあげるNeutralTo finish and put the final touches on something, as in 「作品を仕上げる」; the emphasis is on perfecting it at the end.
- Synonym完遂かんすいWrittenA written word for carrying a task through to the very end, as in 「任務を完遂する」.
- SynonymフィニッシュNeutralA loanword for finishing, the finish line, or a gymnastics landing; mostly in sports.
- SynonymおしまいCasualColloquial for being over or done, and also for being done for, as in 「もうお仕舞いだ」.
- Synonym完成かんせいNeutralFor something being made or built to completion, as in 「ビルが完成する」; the focus is on the finished product, while 「完了」 is about the process ending.
- Synonym済むすむNeutralFor business or errands being settled, as in 「用事が済む」; common in speech, and can also mean getting off lightly.
- Synonym終えるおえるNeutralA transitive verb for finishing something, as in 「仕事を終える」; more colloquial than 「完了する」.
- Synonym終わりおわりNeutralThe end or final point, as in 「話の終わり」; the most general noun of all.
- Synonym終わるおわるNeutralThe most common verb for something ending, as in 「授業が終わる」; it does not stress that everything was completed.
- Synonym仕舞いしまいNeutralThe end or the last part, as in 「これで仕舞いだ」; leans toward everyday speech.
- Synonym終決しゅうけつWrittenA written word for a matter being settled; almost unused today—「終結」 is normally written instead.
- Synonym了するりょうするWrittenA written verb meaning to complete or to understand; rarely used in modern Japanese.
- Synonymし終えるしおえるNeutralFor finishing doing something, as in 「宿題をし終える」; more casual than 「完了」, and about a concrete action being completed.
- Synonymなし終えるなしおえるWrittenA written verb for getting something difficult done; few examples of use.
- Synonymなし終わるなしおわるWrittenWritten style for something being finished and done; few examples of use.
- SynonymしおおせるWrittenTo see something through to the end and succeed; written style, rarely used today.
- Synonym締めくくりしめくくりNeutralThe wrap-up or closing part, as in 「一年の締めくくり」; the focus is on the final rounding-off stage.
- Synonymし遂げるしとげるNeutralTo accomplish or achieve a goal, as in 「偉業をし遂げる」; stresses the achievement.
- Related終息しゅうそくWrittenFor a situation dying down or ceasing, as in 「感染の終息」; typical of epidemics and unrest.
- Related満了まんりょうNeutralFor a term or period expiring, as in 「任期満了」; limited to periods and contracts.
- Related終業しゅうぎょうNeutralFor the end of the workday or school term, as in 「終業時間」 and 「終業式」.
- Related止むやむNeutralFor rain, sounds and the like stopping naturally, as in 「雨が止む」; not used for work being completed.
- Related切り上げきりあげNeutralEnding at a convenient point; also rounding numbers up or currency revaluation; the nuance is wrapping up early.
- Related終止しゅうしWrittenMeans stopping or termination, seen mostly in 「終止符」; rarely used alone, and unlike 「完了」 it does not stress completing everything.
- Antonym未了みりょうWrittenAntonym: a written word for something not yet concluded, as in 「審議未了」; the opposite of 「完了」.
- Antonym未完成みかんせいNeutralAntonym: not yet finished, opposed to both 「完了」 and 「完成」; said of works or projects that are not done.
Use 「完了」 for getting everything done, often for procedures and system processes. For something simply ending, use 「終了」 or 「終わる」; for something made or built, 「完成」; for a term expiring, 「満了」. In everyday speech, 「終える」 and 「済む」 are the natural choices. The opposite is 「未完成」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


