Level VIII of XX on the frequency path
Frequency rank 936 / 2,608
Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.
More common than 延 (Prolong), less common than 華 (Showy).
A child (子) radical is simplified, with its top arm bent — it looks like a child who has finished growing, a task now complete.
了 is rank 936 of 2,608 in published Japanese.
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