遡 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「辶」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「辶」
- On
- ソ・サク
- Kun
- さかのぼ.る
- Meaning
- go upstream; trace back
Origin
To go plus returning to the start: to travel back up against the current.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ソ | 遡及・遡上 |
|---|---|
| さかのぼる | 遡る |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 遡上そじょう
going upstream
- 遡及そきゅう
retroactivity
Example
秋になると鮭が川を遡る。
In autumn the salmon swim up the river.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)