Vocab Info
N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
辿るto follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up, to follow (hyperlink)
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to follow (a road, path, etc.), to trace
Usually written using kana aloneGodan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.), to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.), to retrace (e.g. one's memory), to search, to go over
Usually written using kana aloneGodan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to head towards (of a situation), to go in the direction of, to take (a course), to pursue (a path), to meet (a fate)
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
辿る 【たどる】
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薬物中毒者は哀れな末路を辿った。
The drug addict met a pitiful end. {to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up, to follow (hyperlink)}
警察犬は匂いを辿って被害者を見つけた。
The police dog found the victim by following the scent. {to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up, to follow (hyperlink)}
私にとって、人生は道なき道を辿る長い旅のようです。
For me, life is like a long journey along a pathless path. {to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up, to follow (hyperlink)}
この話の信憑性はイマイチだから、話の筋を辿ろうではないか!
The credibility of this story is not quite good, so why don't we trace the plot of the story! {to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up, to follow (hyperlink)}
記憶を辿っても我が子の名前を思い出せず、辛い思いをしています。
Even when I trace back my memory, I cannot remember my child's name, and I am feeling distressed. {to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up, to follow (hyperlink)}
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