たどり着く

• 読み: たどりつく
• ローマ字: tadoritsuku
• 漢字の分解: 着 (chaku/tsu) — arrive, wear, attach
• 発音: /ta.do.ɾi.tsɯ.kɯ/

意味

To finally arrive at; to reach at last; to manage to get to a destination after difficulty.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive compound verb combining たどる (to follow a path with difficulty) and 着く (to arrive). Emphasises the struggle or effort involved in reaching a destination or conclusion. Used for physical journeys, career milestones, and intellectual breakthroughs after prolonged effort.

例文

1. 迷いながらもようやく目的地にたどり着いた。
2. 長い議論の末に一つの結論にたどり着いた。
3. 険しい山道を歩いて山頂にたどり着いた。

使い方ガイド

場面: travel, problem-solving, narrative

トーン: resolute

起源と歴史

Compound of たどる (to trace, follow with difficulty — native Japanese) and 着く (to arrive). Together they express the completion of a difficult journey, both literal and figurative.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal