辿

follow (road)

Stroke count: 6

Readings

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Kun readingたど.る、たどり

Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

follow (road)
誰が最初にエベレストの山頂に辿り着いたのですか。Who first reached the summit of Mt. Everest?tatoeba
森の中の小道を辿っていくのは楽しいことだ。It's fun to follow the path through the woods.tatoeba
pursue
track downRtK

to follow (a road, path, etc.)
to trace
to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.)
to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.)
to retrace (e.g. one's memory)

Radicals and components

Radical辵walk

Components

How it's built

辿

Compound words

辿るたどる

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to retrace (e.g. one's memory)

元を辿るもとをたどる

to trace back to (the origins of something)

辿々しいたどたどしい

辿りつくたどりつく

to (finally) arrive at

辿り着くたどりつく

to (finally) arrive at

辿辿しいたどたどしい

一途を辿るいっとをたどる

記憶を辿るきおくをたどる

to reach back into one's memory

夢路を辿るゆめじをたどる

to have a dream

Additional Examples

険しいその道を行く以外に、国境へ辿り着く方法はない。

The steep path is the sole access to the border.tatoeba

その少年は海岸に辿り着こうと無駄な努力をした。

The boy made vain efforts to reach the shore.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 辿

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step