Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “遡る”

遡る

さかのぼる

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

Example sentence

The church dates back to 1173.

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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