辿 – follow (road), pursue

6 strokesJinmeiyō (names)N1 vocabulary

The kanji 辿 means follow (road), pursue. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is テン (ten); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たど.る、たどり (tadoru, tadori). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	テン	ten
Kun’yomi	たど.る	tadoru
Kun’yomi	たどり	tadori

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: 込・山.

Words using 辿

辿るたどるto follow (a road, path, etc.)辿り着くたどりつくto (finally) arrive at

Example sentences

森の中の小道を辿っていくのは楽しいことだ。

It's fun to follow the path through the woods.

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Kanji with the same radical

連選通進近道運過送違述追退辺造達

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