遡
さかのぼ.る
sakanoboru
JLPT N113 strokesKanjiLevel 97 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
遡 is the kanji for "Go upstream". It is a JLPT N1 kanji. The main reading is さかのぼ.る (sakanoboru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Go upstream
Also : Trace back
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Readings
kunさかのぼ.る/ sakanoboruonそ/ soonさく/ saku
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
14 strokes
Radicals
辶朔
Example Sentences
遡ることができます。
さかのぼることができます。
I can go upstream.
この川の源流を遡ると、山頂の泉にたどり着く。
このかわのげんりゅうをさかのぼると、さんちょうのいずみにたどりつく。
If you trace this river upstream, you arrive at a spring on the mountain peak.
Vocabulary using 遡
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
- [Noun] + をめぐって～をめぐって (wo megutte) - Concerning; Over; Surrounding
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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