I Love Kanji片付く (katazuku)
片付く (かたづく, katazuku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be put in order; to be put to rights”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かたづく
- Romaji
- katazuku
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to be put in order; to be put to rights · godan verb, intransitive
- to be disposed of; to be solved · godan verb, intransitive
- to be finished · godan verb, intransitive
- to be married (off) · godan verb, intransitive · also written as 嫁く
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 片付く
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 片付く | かたづく katazuku |
| Polite (~masu) | 片付きます | かたづきます katazukimasu |
| Negative | 片付かない | かたづかない katazukanai |
| Polite negative | 片付きません | かたづきません katazukimasen |
| Past | 片付いた | かたづいた katazuita |
| Polite past | 片付きました | かたづきました katazukimashita |
| Negative past | 片付かなかった | かたづかなかった katazukanakatta |
| Te-form | 片付いて | かたづいて katazuite |
| Potential | 片付ける | かたづける katazukeru |
| Passive | 片付かれる | かたづかれる katazukareru |
| Causative | 片付かせる | かたづかせる katazukaseru |
| Volitional | 片付こう | かたづこう katazukou |
| Imperative | 片付け | かたづけ katazuke |
| Conditional (~ba) | 片付けば | かたづけば katazukeba |
Kanji in 片付く
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 片付く.
片仮名かたかなkatakana片付けるかたづけるto put in order片付けかたづけtidying up片道かたみちone-way (trip)破片はへんfragment片寄るかたよるto lean (to one side)片かたone (of a pair)片言かたことprattle受付うけつけreception (desk)寄付きふcontribution付くつくto be attached日付ひづけdate気付くきづくto notice付合うつきあうto associate with
Source: JMdict entry 1511770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.