1.
tidying up, cleaning up, putting away
The act of organizing and putting things in order.
部屋の片付けをする。
To tidy up the room.
片付けが苦手だ。
I'm not good at tidying up.
食事の後は片付けを手伝う。
I help clean up after meals.
引っ越しの前に片付けをしなければならない。
I have to tidy up before moving.
子供に自分の部屋の片付けをさせるのは大変だが、小さい時から習慣にすることが大切だ。
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.
仕事の片付けが早い。
She's quick at finishing up work.
問題の片付けに時間がかかった。
It took time to settle the problem.
書類の片付けが終わったら次の仕事に取りかかる。
Once I finish dealing with the paperwork, I'll start on the next task.
今日はたまった仕事の片付けに一日かかってしまった。
Today it took me the whole day to get through the accumulated work.
去年のトラブルの片付けがまだ終わっていないのに、新しい問題が出てきた。
Even though I haven't finished settling last year's trouble, a new problem has come up.
片付け is the noun form of 片付ける (to tidy up).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 片付けをする (to do tidying up)
- 片付けが上手/苦手 (good/bad at tidying)
- 片付けを手伝う (to help tidy up)
RELATED EXPRESSIONS:
- 部屋の片付け (room tidying)
- 食後の片付け (cleaning up after meals)
- 大掃除 (big cleaning, spring cleaning)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 片付け: tidying, organizing
- 掃除: cleaning (removing dirt)
- 整理: organizing, arranging