さかのぼる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word さかのぼる
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.
Kanji in this Word
遡
14 strokes
Grade 8
Meanings
go upstream
retrace the past
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソ
サク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さかのぼ.る
溯
13 strokes
Meanings
go upstream
retrace the past
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソ
サク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さかのぼ.る
逆
8 strokes
Frequency: 683
JLPT N2
Grade 5
Meanings
inverted
reverse
opposite
wicked
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ギャク
ゲキ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さか
さか.さ
さか.らう
上
3 strokes
Frequency: 35
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
above
up
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジョウ
ショウ
シャン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
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
— Specialized readings used in names
あおい
あげ
い
か
かき
かず
かん
こう
のぼり
ほつ
泝
8 strokes
Meanings
go upstream
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さかのぼる
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