瞭然

See also: 了然

Chinese

		look afar from a high place; clear	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (瞭然/了然)		瞭/了	然
simp. (了然)		了	然

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): liǎorán

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): niao³ ran²
Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁵ jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liǎorán
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liǎorán
  - Wade–Giles: liao³-jan²
  - Yale: lyǎu-rán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leauran
  - Palladius: ляожань (ljaožanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: niao³ ran²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: liaorhan
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niau⁵³ zan²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: liu⁵ jin⁴
  - Yale: líuh yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁵ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: liu⁵ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯¹³ jiːn²¹/

Adjective

瞭然

clear; evident
(Sichuanese) happy; satisfied

Derived terms

一目瞭然 / 一目了然 (yīmùliǎorán)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (瞭然):

→ Japanese: 瞭然(りょうぜん) (ryōzen)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瞭	然
りょう Grade: S	ぜん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) りょーぜん [ryòózéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

Adjective

瞭(りょう)然(ぜん) • (ryōzen) ^{←れうぜん (reuzen)^?}^†-tari (adnominal 瞭(りょう)然(ぜん)とした (ryōzen to shita) or 瞭(りょう)然(ぜん)たる (ryōzen taru), adverbial 瞭(りょう)然(ぜん)と (ryōzen to) or 瞭(りょう)然(ぜん)として (ryōzen to shite))

(literary) clear; evident

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "瞭然たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	瞭然たら	れうぜんたら	reuzentara
Continuative (連用形)	瞭然と^[1] 瞭然たり^[2]	れうぜんとれうぜんたり	reuzento reuzentari
Terminal (終止形)	瞭然たり	れうぜんたり	reuzentari
Attributive (連体形)	瞭然たる	れうぜんたる	reuzentaru
Realis (已然形)	瞭然たれ	れうぜんたれ	reuzentare
Imperative (命令形)	瞭然たれ	れうぜんたれ	reuzentare
Key constructions
Negative	瞭然たらず	れうぜんたらず	reuzentarazu
Contrasting conjunction	瞭然たれど	れうぜんたれど	reuzentaredo
Causal conjunction	瞭然たれば	れうぜんたれば	reuzentareba
Conditional conjunction	瞭然たらば	れうぜんたらば	reuzentaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	瞭然たりき	れうぜんたりき	reuzentariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	瞭然たりけり	れうぜんたりけり	reuzentarikeri
Adverbial	瞭然と	れうぜんと	reuzento

^[1]Without auxiliary verb.
^[2]With auxiliary verb.

Derived terms

一目瞭然(いちもくりょうぜん) (ichimokuryōzen)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“瞭然”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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