片 付(かたづ)け

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)の片付(かたづ)けをする。

To tidy up the room.

片付(かたづ)けが苦手(にがて)だ。

I'm not good at tidying up.

食事(しょくじ)の後(あと)は片付(かたづ)けを手伝(てつだ)う。

I help clean up after meals.

引(ひ)っ越(こ)しの前(まえ)に片付(かたづ)けを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.

仕事(しごと)の片付(かたづ)けが早(はや)い。

She's quick at finishing up work.

問題(もんだい)の片付(かたづ)けに時間(じかん)がかかった。

It took time to settle the problem.

書類(しょるい)の片付(かたづ)けが終(お)わったら次(つぎ)の仕事(しごと)に取(と)りかかる。

Once I finish dealing with the paperwork, I'll start on the next task.

今日(きょう)はたまった仕事(しごと)の片付(かたづ)けに一日(いちにち)かかってしまった。

Today it took me the whole day to get through the accumulated work.

去年(きょねん)のトラブルの片付(かたづ)けがまだ終(お)わっていないのに、新(あたら)しい問題(もんだい)が出(で)てきた。

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 words

部屋(へや)の片付(かたづ)け (room tidying)
食後(しょくご)の片付(かたづ)け (cleaning up after meals)
大(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

Related Words

Related: 片付(かたづ)ける (to tidy up (verb))

Related: 掃除(そうじ) (cleaning)

Related: 大掃除(おおそうじ) (big cleaning, spring cleaning)

Compare: 整理(せいり) (organizing, arranging)

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Added 2026.1.11 15:43 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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