JLPT N1 · Verb

辿る (tadoru)

辿る (たどる, tadoru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たどる
Romaji: tadoru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
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 · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of; to take (a course); to pursue (a path); to meet (a fate) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

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.

Tatoeba #145078

猟師は熊の足跡をたどった。

The hunter followed the bear's tracks.

Tatoeba #77902

彼の人気は下降線をたどっている。

His popularity is falling.

Tatoeba #116787

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 辿る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	辿る	たどる tadoru
Polite (~masu)	辿ります	たどります tadorimasu
Negative	辿らない	たどらない tadoranai
Polite negative	辿りません	たどりません tadorimasen
Past	辿った	たどった tadotta
Polite past	辿りました	たどりました tadorimashita
Negative past	辿らなかった	たどらなかった tadoranakatta
Te-form	辿って	たどって tadotte
Potential	辿れる	たどれる tadoreru
Passive	辿られる	たどられる tadorareru
Causative	辿らせる	たどらせる tadoraseru
Volitional	辿ろう	たどろう tadorou
Imperative	辿れ	たどれ tadore
Conditional (~ba)	辿れば	たどれば tadoreba

Kanji in 辿る

辿

follow (road), pursueテン・たど.る・たどり · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 辿る.

辿り着くたどりつくto (finally) arrive at

Source: JMdict entry 1416690 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.