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たどり着く

辿り着く、 辿りつく

Reading

Kana: たどりつく
Romaji: tadoritsuku
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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to struggle on to; to arrive somewhere after a struggle; to grope along to; to barely manage to reach; to finally arrive at; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

Kanji

Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける
Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
辿
Readings: テン、 たど.る、 たどり
Meanings: follow (road), pursue

Example Sentences

そこにたどりつく方法(ほうほう)はない。
➥There are no means of getting there.
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(かれ)はホテルにたどり()くのに苦労(くろう)した。
➥He had difficulty in finding his way to the hotel.
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旅人(たびびと)はついにその目的地(もくてきち)にたどり()いた。
➥The traveler reached his destination at last.
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私達(わたしたち)はついに頂上(ちょうじょう)へたどり()いた。
➥At last, we reached the summit.
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(かれ)らは(おか)のふもとの(むら)にたどり()いた。
➥They got to a village under a hill.
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(よる)になってやっと(やま)のふもとへたどり()いた。
➥Late in the evening we found our way to the foot of the mountain at last.
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