Kanji

What does the kanji 遡 mean?

遡 means going upstream; tracing back retroactively (遡及 retroactive). On'yomi ソ、サク. Kun'yomi さかのぼ.る.

Quick facts
On'yomiソ、サク
Kun'yomiさかのぼ.る
Strokes13
Main radical辵
On'yomi ソ、サクKun'yomi さかのぼ.る
13 strokes

going upstream; tracing back retroactively (遡及 retroactive)

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Common words

  • 遡るさかのぼるto go upstream; to trace back to the past

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.