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いたるところ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

いたるところ

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Common word›JLPTN1›

Meanings

1

expression, noun, adverb

everywhere; all over; throughout

usually written using kana alone

Used to describe something being present or happening in many places, often with a sense of 'wherever you look'.

春はるになると、いたるところに花はなが咲さく。

In spring, flowers bloom everywhere.

この町まちはいたるところに歴れき史し的てきな建たて物ものがある。

This town has historical buildings all over.

Kanji

至climax, arrive, proceed
所place, extent
到arrival, proceed, reach
処dispose, manage, deal with

Related words· 7

どこでも
どこでも means 'anywhere at all' regardless of location, while 至る所 emphasizes that something is actually found in many places throughout an area.
あちこちN3
あちこち describes scattered spots 'here and there', while 至る所 stresses a thorough, pervasive spread across virtually every place.
随ずい所しょ
至る所 is more concrete and physical, meaning 'every place you go', while 随所 can describe abstract or figurative distribution as well as physical locations.
隅すみ々ずみ
至る所 means 'everywhere' in a broad, general sense, while 隅々 specifically evokes the small, hidden corners of a place being covered without exception.

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各かく地ちN2
至る所 is a more literary, emphatic way of saying "everywhere," while 各地 is the neutral, common term for various places or regions.
各かく所しょ
至る所 emphasizes 'everywhere without exception', while 各所 more neutrally lists multiple distinct locations.
方ほう々ぼうN2
至る所 is a literary way to say 'everywhere,' emphasizing exhaustive coverage, while 方々 simply lists many scattered locations without such emphasis.

Built from

至いたる+ところ

Written forms

至いたる所ところUsage74%
Common kanji spelling, but the word is usually written in kana.
いたる所ところUsage20%
search-only kanji form
至いたるところUsage6%
search-only kanji form
到いた

Etymology

From the verb 至る (いたる, 'to reach') + 所 (ところ, 'place'), literally 'places that one reaches', meaning 'everywhere'.

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所ところ

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form.

至いたる処ところ

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form.

到いたる処ところ

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form.