How to say 'Go back' or 'Trace back' in Japanese | 遡る

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The Japanese word for Go back or Trace back is 'Sakanoboru', written as 遡る in Japanese.'Go back' or 'Trace back' in hiragana is さかのぼる.

word

遡る

Meaning

Go back, Trace back

Reading

さかのぼる

sakanoboru

Kanji

遡Retrace the past, Go upstream

Explanation

The Japanese verb '遡る (さかのぼる)' primarily means 'to go back' or 'to trace back' in time or to a point of origin. It is often used to describe retracing steps, revisiting past events, or exploring the origins of something. For example: Let's trace back the history of this tradition「この伝統の歴史を遡りましょう」(このでんとうのれきしをさかのぼりましょう). The river flows back to its source「その川は源まで遡る」(そのかわはみなもとまでさかのぼる). This verb can be used in both literal and figurative contexts, making it versatile in describing time, history, or even physical paths.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4941

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 遡る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

遡

Meaning

Retrace the past, Go upstream

Hiragana in the Word 遡る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

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'Sakanoboru' means 'Go back' or 'Trace back' .

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