支度・仕度|したくshitaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpreparation; arrangementsすぐに旅の支度をしなさい。↗Get ready for the trip at once.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 支度する(したくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 支度します(したくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 支度しない(したくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 支度しません(したくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 支度せず・支度せぬ(したくせず・したくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 支度した(したくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 支度しました(したくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 支度しなかった(したくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 支度しませんでした(したくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 支度して(したくして) |
| Potential | 支度できる(したくできる) |
| Passive | 支度される(したくされる) |
| Causative | 支度させる(したくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 支度させられる(したくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 支度すれば(したくすれば) |
| tara | 支度したら(したくしたら) |
| Volitional | 支度しよう(したくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 支度しましょう(したくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 支度しろ(したくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym準備じゅんびNeutralGeneral preparation, as in 「試験の準備」; more formal than 「支度」 and with a much wider range of uses.
- Synonym下準備したじゅんびNeutralPreparations made in advance, with the emphasis on laying the groundwork; unlike 「支度」, it does not suggest getting dressed or ready to go out.
- Synonym用意よういNeutralHaving things ready so they can be used at any time, as in 「用意ができた」; the focus is on the state of readiness for use.
- Synonym備えそなえNeutralPreparation against risks or emergencies, as in 「災害への備え」; 「支度」 instead centers on getting ready before going out or starting a task.
- Synonym下ごしらえしたごしらえNeutralAdvance preparation, especially the initial handling of cooking ingredients, as in 「野菜の下ごしらえ」; narrower than 「支度」 and mostly about food.
- Synonym膳立てぜんだてNeutralOriginally setting out dishes and a meal on the table; by extension, making preparations in advance, often as 「お膳立てする」. Common in speech.
- Synonym手回してまわしNeutralArrangements made in advance to set things up, as in 「手回しがいい」; it can also refer to hand-cranked operation.
- Antonym片付けかたづけNeutralTidying up and putting things in order; in the before-and-after contrast it stands opposite to 「支度」, which covers preparation before the event.
- Antonym後片付けあとかたづけNeutralCleaning up after something is finished, as in 「食事の後片付け」; the opposite of 「支度」, which covers the getting-ready stage.
Getting dressed or ready to go out: default to 「支度」. For preparation in general use 「準備」 or 「用意」; for handling ingredients 「下ごしらえ」; for setting the stage 「膳立て」; for guarding against risk 「備え」; for tidying up afterwards 「片付け」 or 「後片付け」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


