What does kanji 辿 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 辿 is follow (road).

How is kanji 辿 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 辿 are たど.る, たどり; the onyomi readings are テン.

What words use kanji 辿?

Example words that use kanji 辿 include たどり着く, 辿る, 辿々しい, 一途をたどる.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

辿

Meaning

Kanji 辿

follow (road)

follow (road), pursue

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: たど.るたどり
Onyomi 音読み: テン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 6
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 巡 • 迅 • 近 • 辺 • 迎 • 込 • 辷

Related vocabulary

Showing 7 common entries

Showing 7 of 7 entries that include this kanji.

たどり着く

たどりつく

to (finally) arrive at

辿る

たどる

to follow (a road, path, etc.)

辿々しい

たどたどしい

faltering

一途をたどる

いっとをたどる

to continue (going along some trend)

記憶をたどる

きおくをたどる

to reach back into one's memory

元を辿る

もとをたどる

to trace back to (the origins of something)

夢路をたどる

ゆめじをたどる

to have a dream

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

地図を見ながら古い道を辿った。

I followed the old road while looking at a map.

記憶を辿れば、答えが見つかるかもしれない。

If you trace your memory, you might find the answer.

彼は足跡を辿って森の奥へ入った。

He followed the footprints into the forest.

川を辿っていけば村に着きます。

If you follow the river, you will reach the village.

事件の経緯を辿るのは簡単ではない。

It is not easy to trace the course of the incident.