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遡及的 (そきゅうてき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遡そ及きゅう的てき

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Meanings

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na-adjective

retroactive

Used in legal, administrative, or formal contexts to describe something that takes effect from a date in the past.

新あたらしい法ほう律りつは遡そ及きゅう的てきに適てき用ようされる。
The new law will be applied retroactively.
遡そ及きゅう的てきな賃ちん金ぎんの支し払はらいが命めいじられた。
Retroactive payment of wages was ordered.

Kanji

遡go upstream, retrace the past
及reach out, exert, exercise
的bull's eye, mark, target

Similar words

遡そ及きゅう
遡及 is the noun form meaning 'retroactivity' or 'going back'; 遡及的 is the adjectival form used to modify nouns.

Etymology

From 遡及 (retroactivity) + 的 (adjectival suffix). 遡及 is composed of 遡 (go upstream, go back) and 及 (reach, extend).