そ
遡
じょう
上

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. going upstream, swimming upstream.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
そ
遡
じょう
上
 遡上 そじょう
そ
溯
じょう
上
 溯上 そじょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

go upstream, retrace the past
さかのぼ.る　ソ　サク (Late High School)
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)
walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)
チャク
above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)