支度・仕度|したくshitaku[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N4approx.Common
Which spelling to use
支度支度 is the most common written form of this word and the form beginners should normally choose in their own writing.
仕度仕度 is a less common written variant of 支度; you may encounter it, but choose 支度 when selecting a form for your own writing.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpreparation; arrangements
    すぐに旅たびの支度したくをしなさい。↗
    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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 何なんかをするために準備じゅんびすること。用意よういすること。
  2. 身みなりを整ととのえること。
  3. 計算けいさんすること。見積みつもり。
  4. 食事しょくじをすること。
Kanji in this word
English equivalents

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