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たどる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace
You just have to trace the road you took in the morning in reverse, right?
2. 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
I decided to stop for a moment and try tracing the sound.
3. to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of; to take (a course); to pursue (a path); to meet (a fate)
That town went into decline.
Alt. forms
辿たどる
63%
たどる
36%
Pitch accent
た
どる
た
ど
る
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Conjugations...Used in: 1867
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
to trace back to (the origins of something)
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Examples (8 in total)
It seems you took a different route along the way.
I trace the threads of memory, wondering what happened.
He continues slowly, as if retracing his memories.
You just have to trace the road you took in the morning in reverse, right?
I decided to stop for a moment and try tracing the sound.
I can easily imagine the life I will lead from now on.
It's fun to follow the path through the woods.
Anyone who gets deeply involved with you will meet the same fate sooner or later.