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遡る

さかのぼる

usually kana

Readings

さかのぼる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5r, vito go upstream; to go up (a river)
  2. 2.
    v5r, vito go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to); to be retroactive (to)

Kanji breakdown

13 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

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.

その教会は1173年までさかのぼる。

The church dates back to 1173.

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遡るさかのぼる

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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