N1Ichidan verb

遡る

さかのぼる

Meaning

English: to go upstream, to go up (a river), to go back (to the past or origin)
Tiếng Việt: đi ngược dòng, đi lên (sông), trở về (quá khứ)
日本語: 遡る, 上る, 過去に戻る
한국어: 거슬러 올라가다, 올라가다, 과거로 돌아가다
中文: 逆流而上, 向上游走, 追溯（过去）
Bahasa Indonesia: menjadi hulu
ภาษาไทย: ไปตามน้ำ
Español: subir corriente arriba
Français: remonter, aller en amont
Deutsch: stromaufwärts gehen
Português: ir rio acima

遡及

そきゅう

retroactivity, retroaction

遡源

さくげん

going to the source, tracing to the origin

遡上

そじょう

going upstream, swimming upstream

遡行

そこう

going upstream, sailing against the current

遡求

そきゅう

redemption, recourse

遡及的

そきゅうてき

retroactive

遡河魚

そかぎょ

anadromous fish (fish that migrates upstream, e.g. salmon)

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