JLPT N1

go back; trace back; retrace

Item 18 of 642 | 13 strokes | Radical: 辶 (walk)

Readings

On'yomi
Kun'yomiさかのぼ.る

Mnemonic

WALKING backwards to TRACE BACK to the source.

Example Words

遡及 (そきゅう) retroactivity
遡る (さかのぼる) to go back; to trace
遡上 (そじょう) going upstream