Japanese word

片付く

Pronunciation

Romajikatazuku

Meaning

  • verbget tidied up

Example

部屋が片付きます。heya ga kata zu ki ma su

The room gets tidied up.

Illustration for 片付く (get tidied up)

More examples

話し合いが終われば、仕事も片付きます。hana shi a i ga o wa re ba shi goto mo kata zu ki ma su

Once the discussion is over, the work will be taken care of too.

Core concept

Describes things becoming orderly or an unsettled matter reaching a resolved state.

Common phrases

  • きれいに片付くki re i ni kata zu ku

    get neatly tidied up

  • すっきり片付くsu kki ri kata zu ku

    get tidied up nicely

  • うまく片付くu ma ku kata zu ku

    get settled smoothly

Similar words

整うtotonou: To become neat and organized, or to have the needed conditions in place.
済むsumu: To be finished or settled without remaining work or obligation.
解決するkaiketsusuru: To settle a problem, dispute, or other matter by finding a solution.
収まるosamaru: To reach a calm, stable, or settled state after confusion or change.

Definition in Japanese

散らかっていた物が整理され、懸案や用事が処理されて落ち着いた状態になること。chi ra ka tte i ta mono ga sei ri sa re ken an ya yō ji ga sho ri sa re te o chi tsu i ta jō tai ni na ru ko to

Word origin

The native Japanese verb 片付く (katazuku) combines 片 (kata, "one side") and 付く (tsuku, "become attached"); the compound expresses things being put in order or a matter being settled.

Usage tips

  • 片付く (katazuku) is intransitive, so 部屋が片付く (heya ga katazuku) means that a room gets tidy, while 片付ける (katazukeru) means that someone tidies it.

Other meanings

  • get settledverb

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