さく
遡
げん
源

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Messages.form.
  1. going to the source, tracing to the origin.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さく
遡
げん
源
 遡源 さくげん
そ
遡
げん
源
 遡源 そげん
さく
溯
げん
源
 溯源 さくげん
そ
溯
げん
源
 溯源 そげん

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
source, origin
ゲン　みなもと　はら (6th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
meadow, original, primitive
ゲン　はら　わら (2nd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
spring, fountain
セン　ぜん　いずみ (6th, N2)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
water
みず　スイ　み (1st, N5)