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後片付け (あとかたづけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

後あと片かた付づけ

あ

と

か

た

づ

け

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

tidying up; cleaning up; putting things in order

Refers to the act of putting things away, clearing up after an activity, or restoring order. Often used for post-event cleanup or daily tidying.

食しょく事じの後あと片かた付づけを手伝てつだってください。
Please help with cleaning up after the meal.
パーティーの後

あと

片かた

付づ

け

に

一いち

時じ

間かん

かかっ

た

。

It took an hour to tidy up after the party.

Written forms

後あと片かた付づけ
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
跡あと片かた付づけ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 跡 can mean 'traces' or 'remains', but 後 is preferred.

Kanji

後behind, back, later
片one-sided, leaf, sheet
付adhere, attach, refer to
跡tracks, mark, print

Similar words

片かた付づけ
片付け is general tidying or putting things in order, while 後片付け specifically refers to cleaning up after something (the aftermath).
掃そう除じ
掃除 focuses on cleaning (sweeping, wiping, dusting), whereas 後片付け is about putting things away and restoring order after an event.

Etymology

Compound of 後 (ato, 'after') and 片付け (katazuke, 'tidying up'). The kanji 片付け is the nominalized form of 片付ける (katazukeru, 'to tidy up').