(かたづ)

かたづけ
noun
tidying up, cleaning up
1. tidying up, cleaning up, putting away
The act of organizing and putting things in order.
部屋(へや)片付(かたづ)する
To tidy up the room.
片付(かたづ)苦手(にがて)だ。
I'm not good at tidying up.
I help clean up after meals.
()()(まえ)片付(かたづ)しなければならない。
I have to tidy up before moving.
Getting children to tidy their own room is tough, but it's important to make it a habit from a young age.
2. finishing, settling
Completing or settling a matter or task.
She's quick at finishing up work.
問題(もんだい)片付(かたづ)時間(じかん)かかった。
It took time to settle the problem.
Once I finish dealing with the paperwork, I'll start on the next task.
Today it took me the whole day to get through the accumulated work.
Even though I haven't finished settling last year's trouble, a new problem has come up.

片付(かたづ)け is the noun form of 片付(かたづ)ける (to tidy up).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 片付(かたづ)けをする (to do tidying up)
  • 片付(かたづ)けが上手(じょうず)/苦手(にがて) (good/bad at tidying)
  • 片付(かたづ)けを手伝(てつだ)う (to help tidy up)

RELATED EXPRESSIONS:

  • 部屋(へや)片付(かたづ)け (room tidying)
  • 食後(しょくご)片付(かたづ)け (cleaning up after meals)
  • (おお)掃除(そうじ) (big cleaning, spring cleaning)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 片付(かたづ)け: tidying, organizing
  • 掃除(そうじ): cleaning (removing dirt)
  • 整理(せいり): organizing, arranging