さかのぼ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to go upstream
2. to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to; to make retroactive
Kanji used
reverse
above
Pitch accent
かのぼ
Composed of
inverse; reverse
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to