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了解 (りょうかい): comprehension, consent, understanding — Japanese vocabulary

了解 is read りょうかい and means "comprehension, consent, understanding". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

了解

Reading
りょうかい · ryoukai
Translation
comprehension, consent, understanding
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
りょうかいが

Example

彼はゆっくりうなずいて了解の意を示した。

かれはゆっくりうなずいてりょうかいのいをしめした。

He nodded slowly in comprehension.

Kanji in this word

  • 了 — finish
  • 解 — solve, untie

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