辿り着く (たどりつく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

辿り着く (たどりつく) means to arrive after struggling.

See example sentences below.

辿り着く at a glance

辿り着く

たどりつくtadoritsuku

N1verb

to arrive after struggling

辿り着くたどりつくtadoritsukuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to arrive after struggling

Example 1

山の頂上に辿り着いた。

Translation

I finally reached the mountain summit.

Example 2

遅れて駅に辿り着いた。

Translation

I arrived at the station late after struggling.