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了解 — meaning in English

ryōkai

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English meaning

  • comprehension noun The ability to understand something, or the act of understanding it.
  • OK adj All right; acceptable, permitted, or satisfactory.
  • roger intj Used in radio communication to confirm that a message has been received and understood.
  • understanding noun The mental grasp of what something means or how it works.
  • understood adjective Grasped or accepted without needing to be stated directly.
  • wilco interjection Used in radio and military communication to confirm that an instruction has been received and will be carried out.
  • yessir intj An informal way of saying "yes, sir", used for emphatic agreement.

Senses

了解 is used for these senses in English:

  • OK Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.
  • all right Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
  • comprehension A thorough understanding.
  • roger (radio, _, telecommunications, procedure word) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)
  • understanding (uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; the mental process of discernment of meaning.
  • understood Having been comprehended.
  • understood Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.
  • wilco (radio communications) Indicates agreement and compliance.

comprehension — full definition

  1. noun The ability to understand something, or the act of understanding it.
  2. noun (education) An exercise that tests a reader's understanding of a passage of text.

OK — full definition

  1. adj All right; acceptable, permitted, or satisfactory.
  2. adj In good health or emotional shape; not upset or hurt.
  3. verb To approve or give the go-ahead for something.
  4. intj Used to show agreement, acknowledgement, or acceptance.
  5. noun Approval or agreement; the act of confirming something is fine to proceed.

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