足る

• (Tokyo) たる [tàrú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ɾɯ̟]

足(た)る • (taru) intransitive godan (stem 足(た)り (tari), past 足(た)った (tatta))

1. (obsolete outside Kansai) to suffice, to be enough
   • 1987 May 30, “Hōchū no Kurihara bōeichō chōkan ga Chō kokubōshō to kaidan [In China defense agency head Kurihara meets with defense minister Zhang]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 1:

     中(ちゅう)国(ごく)側(がわ)が日(に)本(ほん)の防(ぼう)衛(えい)予(よ)算(さん)に関(かん)し、これまでの一(いち)％(パーセント)枠(わく)に代(か)わり、周(しゅう)辺(へん)諸(しょ)国(こく)を安(あん)心(しん)させるに足(た)る明(めい)確(かく)な歯(は)止(ど)めを希(き)望(ぼう)していることを示(し)唆(さ)したものである。

     Chūgoku gawa ga Nihon no bōei yosan ni kanshi, kore made no ichipāsento waku ni kawari, shūhen shokoku o anshin saseru ni taru meikaku na hadome o kibō shiteiru koto o shisa shita mono de aru.

     The Chinese side seems to want the current one-percent limit on Japan’s defense budget to be replaced with a specific cap that is clear enough to reassure neighboring countries.

   • 2024 September 20, “‘Posuto Kishida’ aki no jin: Koizumi-shi, tesaguri no ‘sasshin’ [‘Post-Kishida’ autumn campaign: Mr. Koizumi fumbling toward ‘reform’]”, in Nihon Keizai Shimbun, morning edition, page 4:

     波(なみ)をつかむのか、飲(の)み込(こ)まれるのか。首相(しゅしょう)の器(うつわ)に足(た)るとの党内(とうない)の理解(りかい)を得(え)られるかにかかっている。

     Nami o tsukamu no ka, nomikomareru no ka. Shushō no utsuwa ni taru to no tōnai no rikai o erareru ka ni kakatteiru.

     Will he ride the wave, or be swallowed by it? It depends on whether he can convince party insiders that he is of sufficient caliber to be Prime Minister.

   • 2025 October 29, “Chian iji hō shikō yaku-nen: danatsu ni taiji shita hito-bito [One hundred years of the Public Safety Preservation Law: the people who faced oppression]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 5:

     松本(まつもと)さんには「菱谷(ひしたに)はこう言(い)っているが、お前(まえ)はどうだ」と問(と)い、強引(ごういん)に自白(じはく)させると、その情報(じょうほう)を持(も)って菱谷(ひしたに)さんに「お前(まえ)はどうだ」とけしかけた。互(たが)いの疑心暗鬼(ぎしんあんき)を誘(さそ)って虚偽(きょぎ)の自白(じはく)を引(ひ)き出(だ)す手法(しゅほう)で、起訴(きそ)に足(た)る調書(ちょうしょ)が捏造(ねつぞう)（ねつぞう）された。

     Matsumoto-san ni wa “Hishitani wa kō itteiru ga, omae wa dō da” to toi, gōin ni jihaku saseru to, sono jōhō o motte Hishitani-san ni “omae wa dō da” to keshikaketa. tagai no gishin anki o sasotte kyogi no jihaku o hikidasu shuhō de, kiso ni taru chōsho ga netsuzō (netsuzō) sareta.

     When questioning Mr. Matsumoto they asked, “Hishitani is saying this; what about you?” in order to extract a confession. Then, using that information they questioned Mr. Hishitani, “What about you?” to provoke him. Once each man suspected the other, police were able to elicit false confessions and prepare a charge sheet that sufficed to indict them both.

   • 2025 November 20, “Rōkaru media shinchōryū [New trend in local media]”, in Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Tokyo regional edition, page 5:

     多様(たよう)な作(つく)り手(て)がさまざまな形(かた)で表現(ひょうげん)すればメディアが重層的(じゅうそうてき)になり、それだけ幅広(はばひろ)い層(そう)に信頼(しんらい)に足(た)る情報(じょうほう)を届(とど)けられる。

     Tayō na tsukurite ga samazamana kata de hyōgen sureba media ga jūsōteki ni nari, sore dake habahiroi sō ni shinrai ni taru jōhō o todokerareru.

     When various people create multilayered media expressing a variety of views, those expansive layers can offer sufficient trust in the information reported.

• 足(た)りる (tariru)