N1 Scope, Range, and Extent

~に至いたるまで: meaning, usage and examples

~に至いたるまで means: up to... / even to the point of...

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 子供こどもから大人おとなに至いたるまで、誰だれもが楽たのしめる映画えいがだ。

   It's a movie that everyone can enjoy, from children to adults.

2. 細部さいぶに至いたるまで、完璧かんぺきに仕上しあがっている。

   It's perfectly finished, down to the smallest details.

3. 社長しゃちょうから新入しんにゅう社員しゃいんに至いたるまで、全員ぜんいんが研修けんしゅうに参加さんかした。

   Everyone, from the president down to the newest employees, took part in the training.

4. 祖母そぼは服装ふくそうから言葉ことば遣づかいに至いたるまで、礼儀れいぎに厳きびしい。

   My grandmother is strict about manners, from how people dress to how they speak.

When to use it

Marks the far end of a range to show it covers everything, even something surprising or small. Example: 子こどもからお年寄としよりに至いたるまで楽たのしめる (enjoyable for everyone from children to seniors). Also used for detail: 細部さいぶに至いたるまで (down to the last detail).

Nuance

Formal and written, common in news, ads and descriptions. The endpoint is often surprising, extreme or the last item one would expect. The main clause states a fact covering the whole range. Stronger and stiffer than まで alone.

Compare

に至いたるまで stresses that the range reaches even the far end: 服装ふくそうから言葉ことば遣づかいに至いたるまで. まで is the neutral version: 朝あさから晩ばんまで. にわたって is about the length of time or area covered: 三日間みっかかんにわたって. に至いたっては singles out an extreme example: 弟おとうとに至いたっては一度いちども来こない.

Tip: It often pairs with から: AからBに至いたるまで. Put the surprising or smallest item in the B slot.