足(た)る

たる
godan verb
to be sufficient, to be worthy of
1. to be sufficient, to be enough
To meet the requirements or standards needed.
この量(りょう)で足(た)りますか？
Is this amount sufficient?
[Note: 足(た)りる (ichidan verb form) is more common in modern Japanese]
千円(せんえん)あれば足(た)る。
A thousand yen will be enough.
取(と)るに足(た)らない問題(もんだい)だ。
It's a trivial problem.
2. to be worthy of, to deserve
To have the qualities needed to be considered something.
信頼(しんらい)に足(た)る人物(じんぶつ)だ。
He is a person worthy of trust.
彼(かれ)の行動(こうどう)は批判(ひはん)に足(た)る。
His actions deserve criticism.
尊敬(そんけい)に足(た)る人物(じんぶつ)はなかなかいない。
It's hard to find a person truly worthy of respect.

足(た)る is a classical/literary form meaning 'to be sufficient' or 'to be worthy of.' In modern Japanese, the ichidan verb 足(た)りる is more commonly used for the meaning 'to be enough.'

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: Intransitive (自動詞(じどうし))
  • Pattern: Xに足(た)る (worthy of X)

MODERN USAGE:
足(た)る is mainly used in formal/literary expressions, especially in the pattern 「～に足(た)る」(worthy of ~).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • ～に足(た)る (worthy of ~, deserving of ~)
  • 信頼(しんらい)に足(た)る (worthy of trust)
  • 注目(ちゅうもく)に足(た)る (worthy of attention)
  • 言及(げんきゅう)に足(た)る (worth mentioning)

COMPARISON:

  • 足(た)る: Classical/literary, used in 「～に足(た)る」
  • 足(た)りる: Modern, used for 'to be enough'

Related Words

Related: 足(た)りる (modern form)
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Added 2026.1.13 10:47 · Revised 2026.3.2 11:36
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