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
go upstream
Pitch accent
かのぼ
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Examples (3 in total)
The film takes us back to World War II.
Kendo is an ancient Japanese martial art that dates back to the time of the samurai warriors.
I can trace my ancestors back 200 years.