了解

See also: 瞭解

Chinese

		to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)	to loosen; to untie; to explain to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort
trad. (了解/瞭解)		了/瞭	解
simp. (了解)		了	解

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liǎojiě

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁵ gaai²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liáu-kié / liáu-kiái
Min Nan (POJ): liáu-kái

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: liǎojiě [Phonetic: liáojiě]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leaujiie
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: liu⁵ gaai²
  - Yale: líuh gáai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁵ gaai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: liu⁵ gai²
  - IPA ^(key): /liːu̯¹³ kɑːi̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liáu-kié
  - Hakka Romanization System: liau` gie`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: liau³ gie³
  - IPA: /li̯au̯³¹ ki̯e³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liáu-kiái
  - Hakka Romanization System: liau` giai`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: liau³ giai³
  - IPA: /li̯au̯³¹ ki̯ai̯³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liáu-kái
  - Tâi-lô: liáu-kái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liaw'kae
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaɪ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaɪ⁴¹/

Verb

了解

to understand; to comprehend; to learn
進一步了解 / 进一步了解 ― jìnyībù liǎojiě ― to learn more

對某人或某事有所了解 [MSC, trad.]
对某人或某事有所了解 [MSC, simp.]
duì mǒurén huò mǒushì yǒusuǒ liǎojiě [Pinyin]
to know something about someone or something

Synonyms

Synonyms of 了解

懂 (dǒng)
懂得 (dǒngde)
把握 (bǎwò)
掌握 (zhǎngwò)
明白 (míngbai)
明瞭／明了 (míngliǎo)
曉得／晓得 (xiǎode)
會悟／会悟 (huìwù) (literary)
洞悉 (dòngxī)
清楚 (qīngchu)
熟悉 (shúxī)
理會／理会 (lǐhuì)
理解 (lǐjiě)

瞭悟／了悟 (liǎowù) (literary)
瞭然／了然 (liǎorán)
知影 (Min Nan)
知曉／知晓 (zhīxiǎo)
知道 (zhīdào)
覺悟／觉悟 (juéwù)
認識／认识 (rènshi)
諳曉／谙晓 (ānxiǎo) (literary)
通曉／通晓 (tōngxiǎo)
通達／通达 (tōngdá)
領悟／领悟 (lǐngwù)
領會／领会 (lǐnghuì)
領略／领略 (lǐnglüè)

Antonyms

Antonyms of 了解

不懂 (bùdǒng)
不明 (bùmíng) (literary)
不知 (bùzhī)
不知道 (bùzhīdào)
不解 (bùjiě)
唔知 (Cantonese)

毋知 (Min Nan, Hakka)
毋知影 (Min Nan)
生份 (Min Nan)
生疏 (shēngshū)
陌生 (mòshēng)

See also

諒解／谅解 (liàngjiě)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
了	解
りょう Grade: S	かい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative forms

諒解 (りょうかい) (ryōkai)

Noun

了解 (hiragana りょうかい, rōmaji ryōkai)

Synonyms

(understanding): 理解 (りかい) (rikai)
(consent): 承諾 (しょうだく) (shōdaku)

Compounds

了解事項 (りょうかいじこう) (ryōkai jikō): agreement (in documents, or colloquially)
了解案件 (りょうかいあんけん) (ryōkai anken): agreement (in documents, or colloquially)

Interjection

了解 (hiragana りょうかい, rōmaji ryōkai)

roger (over radio etc.), OK

Synonyms

りょ (slang)

Verb

了解する (transitive, hiragana りょうかいする, rōmaji ryōkai suru)

understand, comprehend
agree, consent

Conjugation

Conjugation of "了解する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	了解し	りょうかいし	ryōkai shi
Continuative (連用形)	了解し	りょうかいし	ryōkai shi
Terminal (終止形)	了解する	りょうかいする	ryōkai suru
Attributive (連体形)	了解する	りょうかいする	ryōkai suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	了解すれ	りょうかいすれ	ryōkai sure
Imperative (命令形)	了解せよ¹ 了解しろ²	りょうかいせよ¹ りょうかいしろ²	ryōkai seyo¹ ryōkai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	了解される	りょうかいされる	ryōkai sareru
Causative	了解させる了解さす	りょうかいさせるりょうかいさす	ryōkai saseru ryōkai sasu
Potential	了解できる	りょうかいできる	ryōkai dekiru
Volitional	了解しよう	りょうかいしよう	ryōkai shiyō
Negative	了解しない	りょうかいしない	ryōkai shinai
Negative continuative	了解せず	りょうかいせず	ryōkai sezu
Formal	了解します	りょうかいします	ryōkai shimasu
Perfective	了解した	りょうかいした	ryōkai shita
Conjunctive	了解して	りょうかいして	ryōkai shite
Hypothetical conditional	了解すれば	りょうかいすれば	ryōkai sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
了	解

Noun

了解 • (yohae) (hangeul 요해)

Hanja form^? of 요해 (“understanding”).

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