逆上る (さかのぼる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

逆上る (さかのぼる) means go back / go upstream / retroactive.

See example sentences below.

逆上る at a glance

逆上る

さかのぼるsakanoboru

N1verb

go back / go upstream / retroactive

逆上るさかのぼるsakanoboruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

go back / go upstream / retroactive

Example 1

川を逆上って魚を捕まえた。

Translation

I caught fish by going upstream the river.

Example 2

法律を逆上って適用した。

Translation

The law was applied retroactively.