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片付け (かたづけ, katazuke) Japanese meaning: tidying up | Kotomora

片かた付づけ

か

た

づ

け

JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

tidying up; cleaning up; putting in order

Refers to the act of putting things away, organizing a space, or clearing up clutter. Often used for household chores or finishing tasks.

部屋へやの片かた付づけが

終お

わっ

たら

遊あそ

び

に

行い

こう

。

Let's go out and play once we finish tidying up the room.

毎まい週しゅう土ど曜よう日びは家いえの片かた付づけをしている。

I do house cleaning every Saturday.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の片かた付づけをするto tidy up a place
休やすみの日ひに部屋へやの片かた付づけをした。
I tidied up my room on my day off.
片かた付づけが苦にが手てだto be bad at tidying up
私わたしは片かた付づけが苦にが手てだ。
I'm not good at tidying up.
〈人ひと〉の片かた付づけを手て伝つだうto help someone with tidying up
弟おとうとの片かた付づけを手伝てつだった。
I helped my little brother tidy up.
片かた付づけに追おわれるto be busy dealing with tidying up
引ひっ越こしの片かた付づけに追おわれている。
I'm swamped with tidying up after the move.
片かた付づけを済すませるto finish tidying up
夕ゆう食しょく前まえに片かた付づけを済すませた。
I finished tidying up before dinner.

Kanji

片one-sided, leaf, sheet
付adhere, attach, refer to

Related words

掃そう除じN5
掃除 focuses on cleaning actions like sweeping and wiping, while 片付け emphasizes putting things away and clearing clutter.
整せい理りN4
整理 refers to sorting and organizing things (often documents or information) into order, whereas 片付け is broader and includes simply putting items away.
整せい頓とんN1
整頓 stresses arranging things neatly in their proper place and is often paired with 整理 (整理整頓), while 片付け is the more everyday, general word for tidying up.
後あと片かた付づけN1
片付け is general tidying or putting things in order at any time, while 後片付け specifically means cleaning up after an activity or event has finished.
後あと始し末まつN1
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.

Word family

後あと片かた付づけN1
tidying up; cleaning up; putting things in order

Written forms

片かた付づけUsage56%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
片かたづけUsage35%
Variant with づ instead of 付; less common but still seen.
かたづけUsage9%

Etymology

Noun form of the verb 片付ける (to tidy up), from 片 (one side, piece) + 付ける (to attach, put). The combination suggests putting things to one side or in their proper place.