さかのぼる
N2泝る
遡る溯る逆上る
[sakanoboru]
Definitions
1.Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
to go upstream; to go up (a river)
2.Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to); to be retroactive (to)
Example Sentences
小舟で川を泝って上流の村に向かった。
We headed upstream by small boat to the village.
時間をさかのぼることができたらあの日に戻りたい。
If I could go back in time, I'd return to that day.
この問題の起源は江戸時代まで泝った。
The origin of this issue went back to the Edo period.