辿る

• 読み: たどる
• ローマ字: tadoru
• 漢字の分解: 辿 (ten/tado) — to trace a path, to follow
• 発音: /ta.do.ɾɯ/

意味

To trace; to follow a path; to pursue; to go along; to arrive at after a long journey.

A Group 1 (godan) verb expressing the act of carefully tracing a route, following a trail of evidence or thought, or moving through a difficult path step by step. It is often used figuratively for tracing history, following a line of reasoning, or experiencing a series of events (e.g., 運命を辿る, to follow one's fate). The nuance of slowness and care distinguishes it from simply 追う (to pursue).

例文

1. 研究者は古地図を手がかりに、かつての交易路を辿る旅に出た。
2. 容疑者の足取りを辿った結果、事件当夜のアリバイに矛盾が見つかった。
3. 彼女のキャリアは順風満帆とは言えず、紆余曲折を辿りながら今の地位に至った。

使い方ガイド

場面: investigation, history, travel, biographical narrative

トーン: reflective

起源と歴史

From classical Japanese. The kanji 辿 (rare in modern use; often written in hiragana) combines 辵 (movement, road) with a phonetic element, conveying the image of moving carefully along a path.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Present

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal