遡る | Shirabe

遡るさかのぼる

Common Godan Intransitive

English jmdict

Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to go upstream;to go up (a river)

鮭は川をさかのぼって砂に産卵する。

Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand.

Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to go back (to the past or origin);to date back (to);to trace back (to);to be retroactive (to)

その教会は１１７３年までさかのぼる。

The church dates back to 1173.

Other forms 溯る【さかのぼる】 (rarely used kanji form) · 逆上る【さかのぼる】 (rarely used kanji form) · 泝る【さかのぼる】 (rarely used kanji form)