Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 片付く(かたづく) in Japanese

片付く, 片づく
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
かたづく
Romaji
katazuku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to be put in order; to be put to rights
    Example sentence
    仕事大概片付いた。 My work is almost finished.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be disposed of; to be solved
    Example sentence
    仕事たいがい片付いた。 Almost all the work is done now.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be finished
    Example sentence
    仕事の半分はかたづいた。 The job is half done.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be married (off)
    Example sentence
    ごたごたが片付いてさばさばした I felt relieved when all the troubles were taken care of.

Examples of 片付く, 片づく, かたづく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
片付く
Plain Polite
片付きます
Negative
片付かない
Negative Polite
片付きません

Past

Plain
片付いた
Plain Polite
片付きました
Negative
片付かなかった
Negative Polite
片付きませんでした

Te

Plain
片付いて
Plain Polite
片付きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
片付かれる
Plain Polite
片付かれます
Negative
片付かれない
Negative Polite
片付かれません
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Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

4 strokes

one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)

On'Yomi: ヘン

Kun'Yomi: かた-, かた

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JLPT 3

5 strokes

adhere, attach, refer to, append

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: つ.ける, -つ.ける, -づ.ける, つ.け, つ.け-, -つ.け, -づ.け, -づけ, つ.く, -づ.く, つ.き, -つ.き, -つき, -づ.き, -づき

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