遡そ行こう

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

going upstream; sailing against the current

Refers to traveling against the flow of a river or current, often by boat. Can also be used metaphorically for going against a trend.

遡そ行こうUsage87%
Standard kanji spelling for going upstream or against the current.
遡そ航こうUsage9%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 航 suggests travel by boat or ship.
溯そ行こうUsage4%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 溯 is a variant of 遡.
溯そ航こう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; combines variant 溯 with 航.

遡さかのぼる
遡る is a verb meaning 'to go back' in time or to trace back to the origin, while 遡行 specifically refers to physical movement against a current.

Compound of 遡 (sako, 'go upstream') and 行 (kō, 'go, travel'). The kanji 遡 itself combines 辵 (movement) and 朔 (new moon, associated with direction).

go upstream, retrace the past