tracks, mark, print, impression
On'yomi (音読み)
- セキ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- あと
About this kanji
The kanji "跡" primarily means tracks, marks, or impressions. It is mainly used as a noun, referring to traces left behind. One common compound is 遺跡 (いせき), which means archeological remains, referring to traces of past cultures. Another is 軌跡 (きせき), meaning tire track, which describes the marks left by vehicles. Additionally, 形跡 (けいせき) refers to traces, such as footprints, while 痕跡 (こんせき) denotes a broader meaning of trace, like a mark left from an event. A helpful note is that while it can represent physical marks, it can also indicate remnants of past actions or events in a figurative sense.
Example sentences
古い跡が残っている。
Old traces remain.
Meanings across languages
- English
- tracks, mark, print, impression
- Tiếng Việt
- dấu vết, dấu, in, ấn tượng
- 日本語
- 跡, 痕跡, 印, 印象
- 한국어
- 자국, 표시, 인쇄, 인상
- 中文
- 痕迹, 标记, 印刷, 印象
- id
- jejak
- th
- รอย
- es
- marcas
- fr
- trace
- de
- Spuren
- pt
- marcas
Common compounds
- 遺跡いせき(archeological) remains, ruins, relics
- 軌跡きせきtire track, traces of a person or thing, path one has taken
- 形跡けいせきtraces, evidence
- 痕跡こんせきtrace, vestige, mark
- 失跡しっせきabsconding, disappearance
- 追跡ついせきchase, pursuit, tracking
- 筆跡ひっせきhandwriting, calligraphy specimen, example of penmanship
- 足跡あしあとfootprints, record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
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