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N1 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

たどり着(つ)くto struggle on to, to arrive somewhere after a struggle, to grope along to, to barely manage to reach, to finally arrive at, to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

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    1. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to (finally) arrive at, to reach (at last), to (manage to) get to, to find one's way to

    All Forms

    たどり着く 【たどりつく】、辿り着く 【たどりつく】

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      • り

      • つ

      • く

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    Examples

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    • 目的(もくてき)地(ち)にたどり着(つ)くまで一(いち)時間(じかん)かかった。

      It took an hour to finally arrive at the destination.

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    • 長(なが)い旅(たび)を終(お)え、ようやく魔法(まほう)界(かい)にたどり着(つ)いた。

      After a long journey, we finally reached the magical world.

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    • ジャングルの中(なか)の秘境(ひきょう)にたどり着(つ)いた時(とき)、胸(むね)が高鳴(たかな)りました。

      When I finally reached the secluded region of the jungle, my heart was pounding.

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    • 地球(ちきゅう)の裏側(うらがわ)からの三十(さんじゅう)時間(じかん)にも及(およ)ぶフライトを経(へ)てやっと家(いえ)にたどり着(つ)いた。

      After enduring a thirty-hour flight from the other side of the globe, I finally arrived at home.

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    • 体(からだ)の弱(よわ)い娘(むすめ)なりに頑張(がんば)りましたが、山(やま)の頂上(ちょうじょう)にたどり着(つ)く事(こと)は出来(でき)ませんでした。

      My daughter, who is in poor health, tried as best as she could, but was unable to reach the summit.

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