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辿る たどる N1

  1. to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace
  2. to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to go over; to retrace (e.g. one's memory); to search; to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.)
  3. to go in the direction of; to head towards (of a situation); to meet (a fate); to pursue (a path); to take (a course)

元を辿る もとをたどる

  1. to trace back to (the origins of something)
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