後あと始し末まつ

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後始末する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	後あと始し末まつする	後あと始し末まつしない
Polite	後あと始し末まつします	後あと始し末まつしません
Past polite	後あと始し末まつしました	後あと始し末まつしませんでした
Past	後あと始し末まつした	後あと始し末まつしなかった
Te-form	後あと始し末まつして	後あと始し末まつしないで
Desire	後あと始し末まつしたい	後あと始し末まつしたくない
Potential	後あと始し末まつできる	後あと始し末まつできない
Passive	後あと始し末まつされる	後あと始し末まつされない
Causative	後あと始し末まつさせる	後あと始し末まつさせない
Causative passive	後あと始し末まつさせられる	後あと始し末まつさせられない
Volitional	後あと始し末まつしよう
Polite volitional	後あと始し末まつしましょう
Imperative	後あと始し末まつしろ	後あと始し末まつするな
Conditional	後あと始し末まつすれば	後あと始し末まつしなければ
Tara conditional	後あと始し末まつしたら	後あと始し末まつしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

settlement; sorting out; dealing with the aftermath

Refers to resolving a problem, dispute, or messy situation; often implies taking responsibility for the consequences or cleaning up after a failure.

トラブルの後あと始し末まつに追おわれている。
I'm busy dealing with the aftermath of the trouble.
彼かれは自じ分ぶんの失しっ敗ぱいの後あと始し末まつをきちんとした。
He properly sorted out the consequences of his own mistake.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

cleaning up afterwards; tidying up

Physical cleaning or putting things in order after an event, work, or activity; similar to 片付け but often with a nuance of final wrap-up.

パーティーの後あと始し末まつを手伝てつだってくれた。
They helped me clean up after the party.
工こう事じの後あと始し末まつがまだ終おわっていない。
The cleanup after the construction work isn't finished yet.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の後あと始し末まつをするto clean up after someone / deal with the mess someone left behind
弟おとうとの後あと始し末まつをするのはいつも私わたしだ。
It's always me who has to clean up after my little brother.
後あと始し末まつをつけるto settle a matter / finish dealing with the aftermath
この問もん題だいの後あと始し末まつをつけないと先さきに進すすめない。
We can't move forward without settling this issue properly.
後あと始し末まつに追おわれるto be busy dealing with the cleanup/aftermath
台たい風ふうの後あと始し末まつに追おわれて休やすむ時じ間かんもなかった。
I was so busy dealing with the aftermath of the typhoon that I had no time to rest.
後あと始し末まつを任まかせるto leave the cleanup/settling of things to someone
パーティーの後あと始し末まつを若わかい社しゃ員いんに任まかせた。
We left the cleanup after the party to the younger employees.

Kanji

後behind, back, later
始commence, begin
末end, close, tip
跡tracks, mark, print

Related words

始し末まつN1sense 1
始末 is the broader word for managing or dealing with a matter (or the state of affairs itself), while 後始末 specifically means cleaning up or settling things after they've gone wrong.
片かた付づけN2sense 2
片付け is general tidying or putting things away, while 後始末 specifically means wrapping things up or dealing with the aftermath of an event, often with a sense of responsibility.
処しょ理りN2sense 1
処理 is a neutral word for processing or handling something, while 後始末 carries a stronger sense of cleaning up after a mess or failure, sometimes with negative connotation.
清せい算さんN1sense 1
清算 refers specifically to settling accounts or debts (often financial), while 後始末 covers settling any kind of mess or problem, not just money matters.

Built from

後あと+始し末まつ

Written forms

後あと始し末まつ
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
跡あと始し末まつ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 跡 can mean 'traces' or 'remains', but this spelling is uncommon.

Etymology

Compound of 後 (あと, 'after') and 始末 (しまつ, 'management, dealing with'). 始末 itself originally meant 'beginning and end', later shifting to 'handling, disposal'.