遡さかのぼる

さかのぼる sakanoboru

to go back
to go upstream
to make retroactive

godan verbintransitive

Also written さかのぼる、逆上る

Chinese meanings

追溯；逆流而上

Examples

Furigana

その教きょう会かいは１１７３年ねんまでさかのぼる。
The church dates back to 1173.
那座教堂可以追溯到一一七三年。
Tatoeba #211419
鮭さけは川かわをさかのぼって砂すなに産さん卵らんする。
Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand.
鲑鱼逆流而上，在沙里产卵。
Tatoeba #169564

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('8f250cbe55'); // 遡る

{
  "id": "8f250cbe55",
  "word": "遡る",
  "reading": "さかのぼる",
  "romaji": "sakanoboru",
  "meanings": [
    "to go back",
    "to go upstream",
    "to make retroactive"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5r",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1397830,
  "other_forms": [
    "さかのぼる",
    "逆上る"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "その教会は１１７３年までさかのぼる。",
      "furigana": "その{教会|きょうかい}は１１７３{年|ねん}までさかのぼる。",
      "en": "The church dates back to 1173.",
      "tatoeba_id": 211419
    },
    {
      "ja": "鮭は川をさかのぼって砂に産卵する。",
      "furigana": "{鮭|さけ}は{川|かわ}をさかのぼって{砂|すな}に{産卵|さんらん}する。",
      "en": "Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand.",
      "tatoeba_id": 169564
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "db3e8a0b821c0b609ec97bb67cfe84a87f403043a1580d2d1e739fa63823015d",
    "meanings": [
      "追溯",
      "逆流而上"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "その教会は１１７３年までさかのぼる。",
        "zh": "那座教堂可以追溯到一一七三年。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "鮭は川をさかのぼって砂に産卵する。",
        "zh": "鲑鱼逆流而上，在沙里产卵。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/8f250cbe55",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1397830; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "fc5e31d43d5c73ee2d0904f8a548d019264de15643c650500c5205ed9db5edfb"
  }
}