How do you read 遡上?

遡上 is read そじょう (sojou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 遡上?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 遡上 in romaji?

遡上 is written sojou in romaji, also spelled sojo.

What kanji are in 遡上?

遡 (Go Upstream, Retrace The Past); 上 (Above, Up).

遡上そじょう

そじょう · sojou (also spelled sojo)

noun

Going upstream, swimming upstream

Other ways to say “going upstream” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

遡Go Upstream, Retrace The Past 音そ・さく訓さかのぼ.る 13 strokes 上Above, Up 音じょう・しょう訓うえ・-うえ JLPT N5 · 3 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

遡るさかのぼるto go back, to date back; ascend 上じょうfirst volume; superior quality; governmental 上昇じょうしょうrising, ascending, climbing 真上まうえjust above, right overhead

Questions

What does 遡上 mean?

Going upstream, swimming upstream.

How do you pronounce 遡上?

そじょう (sojou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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