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How to say "Tidy up" in Japanese

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

the Japanese word for "Tidy up" is "Katazuku", written in japanese as "片付く".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese verb '片付く (かたづく)' means 'to tidy up'. This verb describes the action of putting things in order, straightening up, or clearing away clutter or mess in a space. It implies the restoration of neatness and organization. For example: After the party, the room quickly tidied up - (パーティー後、部屋がすぐに片付いた). The living room is finally tidy - (リビングがついに片付いた).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

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 "Katazuku" mean in japanese?

"Katazuku" means "Tidy up".

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for fragment and one sided?What is the Kanji for attach?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Tidy 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 "く" is read as "ku". 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". 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.

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.

How to say "Tidy up" in Japanese katazuku