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Dictionary: “遡る”

遡る

さかのぼる

to go upstream; to go up (a river)

Example sentence

Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

遡
On
そ;さく
Kun
さかのぼ.る
Stroke count
13

・go upstream

・retrace the past

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遡る

さかのぼる

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to go back (to the past or origin);to date back (to);to trace back (to);to be retroactive (to)