Vocabulary

What does 片付ける (かたづける, katazukeru) mean?

片付ける (かたづける, katazukeru) means to tidy up, to put away (something).

Quick facts
Readingかたづける
Romajikatazukeru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
かたづける
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkatazukeru

to tidy up, to put away (something)

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to settle (a matter); to solve; to deal with
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to finish; to get through; to complete
  4. 4ichidan verb · transitive to marry off (one's daughter)
  5. 5ichidan verb · transitive to do away with (someone); to bump off; to kill

Example sentences

  • Please put away the things you used.

  • The children tidied up their own room.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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