Vocabulary
What does 遡る (さかのぼる, sakanoboru) mean?
遡る (さかのぼる, sakanoboru) means to go upstream; to trace back to the past.
Quick facts| Reading | さかのぼる |
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| Romaji | sakanoboru |
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| Part of speech | godan verb, intransitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
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N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsakanoboru
to go upstream; to trace back to the past
- 1godan verb · intransitive to go upstream; to go up (a river)
- 2godan verb · intransitive to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
Example sentences
船で川を遡りました。
I went up the river by boat.
この習慣は江戸時代に遡ります。
This custom dates back to the Edo period.
