JLPT N4 · Verb

片付ける (katazukeru)

片付ける (かたづける, katazukeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to put in order; to tidy up”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かたづける
Romaji: katazukeru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up; to put away; to clear away · ichidan verb, transitive
to settle (a matter); to solve; to deal with; to dispose of · ichidan verb, transitive
to finish; to get through; to complete; to get (something) done · ichidan verb, transitive
to marry off (one's daughter) · ichidan verb, transitive · occ. written as 嫁ける
to do away with (someone); to bump off; to kill; to eliminate · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

おもちゃを片づけなさい。

Put away your toys.

Tatoeba #227490

あなたはその技術的な問題をいつ片づけたのですか。

When did you get through with your engineering problem?

Tatoeba #232610

あすの朝まっさきにそれを片付けます。

I'll do that first thing in the morning.

Tatoeba #234456

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 片付ける

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	片付ける	かたづける katazukeru
Polite (~masu)	片付けます	かたづけます katazukemasu
Negative	片付けない	かたづけない katazukenai
Polite negative	片付けません	かたづけません katazukemasen
Past	片付けた	かたづけた katazuketa
Polite past	片付けました	かたづけました katazukemashita
Negative past	片付けなかった	かたづけなかった katazukenakatta
Te-form	片付けて	かたづけて katazukete
Potential	片付けられる	かたづけられる katazukerareru
Passive	片付けられる	かたづけられる katazukerareru
Causative	片付けさせる	かたづけさせる katazukesaseru
Volitional	片付けよう	かたづけよう katazukeyou
Imperative	片付けろ	かたづけろ katazukero
Conditional (~ba)	片付ければ	かたづければ katazukereba

Kanji in 片付ける

片

one-sided, leaf, sheetヘン・かた-・かた · 4 strokes

付

adhere, attach, refer toフ・つ.ける・-つ.ける · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 片付ける.

片仮名かたかなkatakana片付くかたづくto be 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 1511790 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.