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N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

辿(たど)to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up, to follow (hyperlink)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to follow (a road, path, etc.), to trace

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Godan 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 alone
    3. Godan 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

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    辿る 【たどる】

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    Examples

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      薬物(やくぶつ)中毒(ちゅうどく)(しゃ)(あわ)れな末路(まつろ)辿(たど)った。

      The drug addict met a pitiful end. {to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up, to follow (hyperlink)}

      • N2

      警察(けいさつ)(けん)(にお)いを辿(たど)って被害(ひがい)(しゃ)()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)}

      • N2

      (わたし)にとって、人生(じんせい)(みち)なき(みち)辿(たど)(なが)(たび)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)}

      • N2

      この(はなし)信憑(しんぴょう)(せい)はイマイチだから、(はなし)(すじ)辿(たど)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)}

      • N2

      記憶(きおく)辿(たど)っても()()名前(なまえ)(おも)()せず、(つら)(おも)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)}

      • N2
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