Meaning of 遡る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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遡る, 溯る, 逆上る, 泝るJLPT 2
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Kana Readingさかのぼる
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Romajisakanoboru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to go back; to go upstream; to make retroactive
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Example Sentences
遡る, 溯る, 逆上る, 泝る, さかのぼる used in context
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It is said that the castle dates back to the 11th century.
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His family dates back to the seventeenth century.
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事は百年前、多くの雇い主が従業員に賃金を支給していた方法にさかのぼる、と人事課職員のポーラ・グレイソンさんは話してくれました。
It goes back, Personnel Officer Paula Grayson told us, to the way many employers used to pay their employees a hundred years ago.
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Our feud traces back to our childhood.
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To the best of my knowledge, the cathedral dates back to the Middle Ages.
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Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
Past
Te
Passive
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
above, up
On: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン
Kun: うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す
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