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溯 Kanji meaning "go upstream, retrace the past"

Jiten frequency #3894Kanken Level 準113 strokes

Meanings

go upstream, retrace the past

On'yomi

ソサク

Kun'yomi

さかのぼ.る

Composed of

氵waterradical
朔conjunction (astronomy)

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

溯(そ)行(こう)going upstream#302906溯(そ)上(じょう)going upstream#334033溯(そ)及(きゅう)retroactivity#463992溯(そ)航(こう)going upstream#463992溯(そ)河(か)魚(ぎょ)anadromous fish (fish that migrates upstream, e.g. salmon)#463992

Most common words using this kanji

溯(さかのぼ)るto go upstream#96512溯(そ)行(こう)going upstream#302906溯(そ)上(じょう)going upstream#334033溯(さく)源(げん)going to the source#381260溯(そ)航(こう)going upstream#463992溯(そ)及(きゅう)retroactivity#463992溯(そ)河(か)魚(ぎょ)anadromous fish (fish that migrates upstream, e.g. salmon)#463992
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