Illustration: In a Japanese apartment, a child crouches beside a strand of yarn running across the tatami. One finger follows its course around a floor cushion, beneath the low table, and toward a partly open sliding door.

たどる

tadoru

to trace, to follow

Example sentences

猟師りょうしは熊くまの足跡あしあとをたどった。
The hunter followed the bear’s tracks.
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猟犬りょうけんたちはキツネの匂においの跡あとをたどった。
The hunting dogs followed the scent of the fox.
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ほとんどのアメリカ人じんは元もとをたどれば移民いみんである。
Most Americans are descended from immigrants.
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