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遡る (さかのぼる): to go back, to date back; ascend — Japanese vocabulary

遡る is read さかのぼる and means "to go back, to date back; ascend". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

遡る

Reading
さかのぼる · sakanoboru
Translation
to go back, to date back; ascend
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
さかのぼるが

Example

アメリカの歴史をさかのぼってみよう。

アメリカのれきしをさかのぼってみよう。

Let's look back on the history of the United States.

Kanji in this word

  • 遡 — go back

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