たどる
N1辿る
[tadoru]
Definitions
1.Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace
2.Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
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
3.Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of; to take (a course); to pursue (a path); to meet (a fate)
Example Sentences
古い地図をたどって廃村にたどり着いた。
I followed an old map and reached an abandoned village.
家系をたどると江戸時代の商人にまで遡る。
Tracing the family line leads back to a merchant from the Edo period.
記憶をたどり返した。
I retraced my memories.