total

★★★★☆
2 strokes
BETAPK

Onyomi

RYOU

as in, "We don't have the total number of parts, so we need to REORDER more."

To me it just looks like a broken coat hanger, which is totally useless.

Jukugo

完了(かんりょう) する

finish ★★★☆☆ NP
(complete) + (total) = 完了 (finish)

to finish work on a project - an annual report, a re-formatting of the database, etc.

了解(りょうかい)

OK, got it. ★★★☆☆
(total) + (solve / untie) = 了解 (OK, got it.)

roger that! ('I got it!') (originally used by military, but now often used when you text, because of its brevity)!

終了(しゅうりょう)

expire ☆☆☆☆☆ NP
(end) + (total) = 終了 (expire)

to expire, to come to an end (used about contracts or subscriptions expiring)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
child the 'one' radical
total NO 'one' radical
beforehand katakana MA

A child is ONE year old.

The complete kanji is complete even WITHOUT the 'one' radical.

MAMA was around before baby.

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