至る所

• 読み: いたるところ
• ローマ字: itaru tokoro
• 漢字の分解: 至 (ita) — reach, arrive at; 所 (tokoro) — place, location
• 発音: /i.ta.ɾɯ.to.ko.ɾo/

意味

Everywhere; all over; throughout. Indicates something is found in every place.

A noun-adverb compound meaning 'every place one reaches.' Often used with に (至る所に) to mean 'in every location.' Common in descriptions of widespread phenomena — cherry blossoms blooming everywhere, litter found throughout a city, etc. More literary than どこでも but widely used in both speech and writing.

例文

1. 春になると至る所で桜が咲いている。
2. 地震の後、至る所にひびが入っていた。
3. この街は至る所にカフェがある。

使い方ガイド

場面: descriptions, news, travel, observations

トーン: descriptive

起源と歴史

From 至る (itaru, to reach/arrive) + 所 (tokoro, place). Literally 'the places one arrives at,' meaning every place that can be reached — hence 'everywhere.'

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal