Word Meaning 辿る

たどる tadoru

辿る is read as たどる (tadoru) and means to follow (a road, path, etc.).

Meaning

English

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)
to search
to go over
to head towards (of a situation)

Reading

Kana

たどる

Romaji

tadoru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

2

事件の経緯を辿るのは簡単ではない。

じけんのけいいをたどるのはかんたんではない。

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

失われた資料を辿る手がかりは少ない。

うしなわれたしりょうをたどるてがかりはすくない。

There are few clues for tracing the lost documents.