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完璧

かんぺき

flawless, perfect

Mnemonic

A finished ring of jade without one mark anywhere on the surface. Not a single peck ぺき out of it, and his French does not have a seam in it either: かんぺき.

Worth knowing

完全 かんぜん is complete, nothing missing. 完璧 is flawless, nothing wrong. The 璧 is jade, not 壁 a wall.

Built from

complete, finish
宀 roof + 元 origin
flawless jewel
玉 a jewel at the bottom, the flat ring sort, and this one without a single mark anywhere on it.

Words sharing these kanji

perfect, complete completion, finish

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