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跡

tracks
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingセキ
Kun readingあと
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. tracksRtK
  2. impression
  3. mark
    彼は少しも進歩の跡が見えない。He shows no mark of progress.tatoeba
  4. print
  1. trace
  2. site

Popular Usage

足跡遺跡跡継ぎ

Radicals and components

Radical足foot⻊variant
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How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wooden leg · mouth (口) · stop (止) · footprint (止) · apple

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1883

Compound words

足跡あしあと
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
遺跡いせき
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
跡継ぎあとつぎ
heir; inheritor; successor
軌跡きせき
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
形跡けいせき
traces; evidence
痕跡こんせき
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
失跡しっせき
absconding; disappearance
追跡ついせき
chase; pursuit; tracking; stalking; following up
筆跡ひっせき
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
傷跡きずあと
scar
奇跡きせき
miracle; wonder; marvel
史跡しせき
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
焼け跡やけあと
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
壕跡ごうあと
remains of a dugout (usu. military)
爪跡つめあと
fingernail mark
疵跡きずあと
scar
踪跡そうせき
one's traces
刈り跡かりあと
cut-over land
奇跡的きせきてき
miraculous
跡始末あとしまつ
settlement (of a matter)
跡追いあとおい
trailing
監査証跡かんさしょうせき
audit trail
責任追跡せきにんついせき
accountability
跡片づけあとかたづけ
tidying up

Kun Reading Examples

泥棒は何の跡も残さずに逃げた。あと
The thief fled without leaving any traces.tatoeba
虫に刺された跡を引っかかないようにした方がいいよ。あと
You should try not to scratch insect bites.tatoeba
台風は破壊の跡を残して行った。あと
The typhoon left behind a trail of destruction.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼はその泥棒を追跡した。
He chased the thief.tatoeba
彼の筆跡は大変まずい。なにがなんだかわからない。
His handwriting is very poor, I cannot make head or tail of it.tatoeba
彼の成功は奇跡というほかなかった。
His success was nothing short of a miracle.tatoeba
しかし跡継ぎには井上枩蔵を選んでいる。
However, he selected Matsuzo INOUE for his successor.wiki
跡継ぎを欠いた中村家はわずか2代で断絶。
Without heir, the Nakamura family died out with only two generations.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 跡

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