13 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

go upstream, retrace the past

Kun'yomi
  • to go upstream ②to go back (in time, to origin)
On'yomi
  • サク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さかのぼ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

go upstream, retrace the past
さかのぼ.る ソ サク (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
conjunction (astronomy), first day of month, north
ついたち サク たち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
disobedient
ゲキ ギャク ハク
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
left hand, old grass radical (no. 45)
テツ サ ひだりて (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 6EAF
JIS X 0208 1-62-74
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2653
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3272
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 823
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17975
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a10.2
Four corner code 3712.0