How to say "Clean up" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Clean up" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Clean up" is "Atokatazuke", written in japanese as "後片付け".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The verbal noun '後片付け (あとかたづけ)' means 'clean up'. This term refers to the act of cleaning up or tidying up after an event, activity or meal. It describes the process of putting away items, wiping surfaces, and generally restoring order to a space that was previously occupied or used. For example: I need to do the clean up after the party - (パーティーの後片付けをしなければなりません). Let's do the clean up together - (一緒に後片付けをしましょう).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 3 Kanji:

The kanji "後" means "After" and "Behind" and can be read as "Go", "Kou", "Ushi", and "Nochi". The kanji "片" means "Fragment" and "One sided" and can be read as "Hen" and "Kata". And The kanji "付" means "Attach" and can be read as "Fu" and "Tsu".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Atokatazuke" mean in japanese?

"Atokatazuke" means "Clean up" .

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How to write "Clean up" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "け" is read as "ke". The hiragana "ご" is read as "go". The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "の" is read as "no". The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "へ" is read as "he". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "ふ" is read as "fu". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "あ" is read as "a". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". And The hiragana "づ" is read as "zu".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.