Word details
さかのぼる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word さかのぼる.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to go upstream; to go up (a river)
Examples
鮭は川をさかのぼって砂に産卵する。
Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand.
2
to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to); to be retroactive (to)
Examples
その教会は１１７３年までさかのぼる。
The church dates back to 1173.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
遡
go upstream, retrace the past
14 strokesGrade 8
On
ソサク
Kun
さかのぼ.る
溯
go upstream, retrace the past
13 strokes
On
ソサク
Kun
さかのぼ.る
逆
inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked
8 strokesFrequency 683JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ギャクゲキ
Kun
さかさか.ささか.らう
上
above, up
3 strokesFrequency 35JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ジョウショウシャン
Kun
うえ-うえうわ-かみあ.げる-あ.げるあ.がる-あ.がるあ.がり-あ.がりのぼ.るのぼ.りのぼ.せるのぼ.すたてまつ.る
Nanori
あおいあげいかかきかずかんこうのぼりほつ
泝
go upstream
8 strokes
On
ソ
Kun
さかのぼる
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