片付ける

Meanings

1. to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up; to put away; to clear away
2. to settle (a matter); to solve; to deal with; to dispose of
3. to finish; to get through; to complete; to get (something) done
4. to marry off (one's daughter)
5. to do away with (someone); to bump off; to kill; to eliminate

Part of speech: ichidan verb, transitive

Kanji

• 片

  Meanings

  one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)

  On reading

  ヘン

  Kun reading

  かた-、かた

  Strokes

  4

• 付

  Meanings

  adhere, attach, refer to, append

  On reading

  フ

  Kun reading

  つ.ける、-つ.ける、-づ.ける、つ.け、つ.け-、-つ.け

  Strokes

  5

Example sentences

• おもちゃを片づけなさい。

  Put away your toys.

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• あなたはその技術的な問題をいつ片づけたのですか。

  When did you get through with your engineering problem?

  Tatoeba #232610 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• あすの朝まっさきにそれを片付けます。

  I'll do that first thing in the morning.

  Tatoeba #234456 · CC BY 2.0 FR