Word Meaning 遡航

そこう sokou

遡航 is read as そこう (sokou) and means going upstream.

Meaning

English

  1. going upstream
  2. sailing against the current

Reading

Kana

そこう

Romaji

sokou

Writing Variants

  • 遡行 そこう sokou
  • 溯航 そこう sokou
  • 溯行 そこう sokou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 109316 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

難航

なんこう

difficult voyage

運航

うんこう

operation (of a ship or aircraft route)

渡航

とこう

voyage

通航

つうこう

navigation

直航

ちょっこう

direct voyage

出航

しゅっこう

departure (of a boat, plane)

内航

ないこう

coastwise service

欠航

けっこう

cancellation (of a flight or sea voyage)

来航

らいこう

arrival of ships (from abroad)

中国民航

ちゅうごくみんこう

Civil Aviation Administration of China

共同運航

きょうどううんこう

code-sharing (e.g. airlines)

日航

にっこう

Japan Airlines (abbr)