片付く

かたづく
Alternative writings: 片づく
JLPT:N2
Frequency:
1

To be put in order; to become tidy or arranged (intransitive).

U-VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

やっと部屋が片付いた。

The room is finally tidy.

机の上の資料はすべて棚に片付いている。

All the papers on the desk have been put away on the shelf.

週末に大掃除をして家中が片付いた。

After a weekend deep clean, the whole house was in order.

2

To be disposed of or resolved; to have a matter settled.

U-VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

未払いの請求が片付くまで安心できない。

I can't be at ease until the unpaid bills are settled.

その問題が片付いたら、旅行に行こう。

Once that issue is taken care of, let's go on a trip.

書類の処理が片付いたので次に進める。

Now that the paperwork is done, we can move on.

3

To be finished; to be completed (a task or chore).

U-VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

この仕事が片付くと休暇に行ける。

Once this job is finished, I can go on vacation.

会議が片付くのに時間がかかった。

It took time for the meeting to finish.

片付くまで席を外さないでください。

Please don't leave your seat until it's finished.

4

To be married off (used of a daughter getting married) — a somewhat old-fashioned or colloquial usage; also written 嫁く.

U-VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

彼の妹は去年片付いた。

His younger sister was married off last year.

この村では娘が片付くと土地を譲る習慣があると聞いた。

I heard that in this village there's a custom of handing over land when a daughter is married off.

『片付く』はこの意味では古い言い方だが、今でも使う家庭がある。

'Kataduku' is an old-fashioned term in this sense, but some families still use it.

Word Relationships

Derivations
Masu-Form片付きます
Nai-Form片付かない
Ta-Form片付いた
Te-Form片付いて
Ba-Form片付けば
Volitional Form片付こう
Imperative Form片付け
Potential Form片付ける
Passive Form片付かれる
Causative Form片付かせる
Causative Passive Form片付かせられる