遡る (Sakanoboru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to go upstream, to go up (a river), to go back (to the past or origin), to date back (to)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto go upstream; to go up (a river)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to); to be retroactive (to)
Examples
彼の家系は１７世紀にさかのぼる。
His family dates back to the seventeenth century.
その話は１６世紀までさかのぼる。
The story goes back to the sixteenth century.
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).