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Kanji Detail for 辿 - "to trace, to follow"

辿

  • Meaning

    辿 means "to trace, to follow." Also associated with to seek.

    1. Trace - To follow a path; to track.

    2. Follow - To go along a route step by step.

    3. Seek - To search while walking carefully.

  • Words using 辿

    • 辿る たどる Listen to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.)

  • Tattoo check: 辿

    • Verified meaning: to trace, to follow
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たどる)
    • Also carries these associations: to seek

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 辿

    Given names 辿(たどる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    follow (road); pursue

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    follow, pursue

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in names, e.g. 龍王辿|龙王辿[Long2 wang2 Chan1] Longwang Chan, a place in Shaanxi Province; (literary) (of one's walking pace) slow

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ten(テン) テン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tado.ru(たど-る) たど-る

    tadori(たどり) たどり

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    trace follow seek explore walk slowly pursue hunt investigate path route search track trek

Sentences including 辿

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

  • The boy made vain efforts to reach the shore.

  • Who first reached the summit of Mt. Everest?

  • Let's look at the path that you've walked so far.

  • The call was traceable to an address in south Detroit.

  • The steep path is the sole access to the border.

  • We finally arrived at the ski hill... the snow had turned into rain.

  • When I finally came home at 1 o'clock at night, my whole body was completely exhausted.

  • Stop joking around! We haven't just met here by mere coincidence. You've been following me in secret all this time because you suspected me.

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