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元もとを辿たどる

motō tadoru

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Godan Verb (ru)

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

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元 kanji, 4 strokes beginning
を hiragana, 3 strokes
o
辿 kanji, 7 strokes follow (road)
る hiragana, 1 strokes
ru

Reading

も hiragana, 3 strokes
mo
と hiragana, 2 strokes
to
を hiragana, 3 strokes
o
た hiragana, 4 strokes
ta
ど hiragana, 4 strokes
do
る hiragana, 1 strokes
ru

Other Forms

元 kanji, 4 strokes beginning
を hiragana, 3 strokes
o
た hiragana, 4 strokes
ta
ど hiragana, 4 strokes
do
る hiragana, 1 strokes
ru

【

も hiragana, 3 strokes
mo
と hiragana, 2 strokes
to
を hiragana, 3 strokes
o
た hiragana, 4 strokes
ta
ど hiragana, 4 strokes
do
る hiragana, 1 strokes
ru

】

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