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JLPT N4
片付ける

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

片付ける — “to tidy up, to put in order, to clean up”

片付ける (read かたづける) means to tidy up, to put in order, to clean up. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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かたづける

Meaning

to tidy up, to put in order, to clean up

片付ける in a sentence

部屋へやを片付けかたづけます。

I'll tidy up the room.

The kanji in 片付ける

片one piece; one side
付to attach, to affix

Words that share 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, to be tidied up, to be settled
片寄るかたよる— to lean to one side, to be biased, to be one-sided
片道かたみち— one way (trip), one-way
破片はへん— fragment, broken piece, splinter
受付うけつけ— reception, receptionist
追い付くおいつく— to catch up (with)
気付くきづく— to notice, to realize, to become aware

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