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Kanji Detail for 跡 - "trace, to trace"

跡

  • Meaning

    跡 means "trace, to trace."

    1. Trace - Footprint; mark; vestige. Same as 蹟.

    2. To trace - To follow tracks. Same as 蹟.

  • Words using 跡

    • 奇跡 きせき Listen miracle; wonder; marvel
    • 足跡 あしあと Listen footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
    • 追跡 ついせき Listen chase; pursuit; tracking
    • 軌跡 きせき Listen tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken
    • 失跡 しっせき Listen absconding; disappearance
    • 形跡 けいせき Listen traces; evidence
    • 史跡 しせき Listen historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
    • 痕跡 こんせき Listen trace; vestige; mark

  • Four-character idioms with 跡

    • 人跡未到 じんせきみとう Listen unexplored
    • 名所古跡 めいしょこせき Listen scenic sites and historic places; places of natural beauty and historic interest
    • 名所旧跡 めいしょきゅうせき Listen places of scenic beauty and historical interest

  • Tattoo check: 跡

    • Verified meaning: trace, to trace
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あと, すみひろ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 跡

    Surnames 跡(あと)Listen 跡(すみひろ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tracks; mark; print; impression

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    search, track, trace

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    footprint; mark; trace; vestige; sign; indication; Taiwan pr. [ji1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    trace, sign, mark, footprint

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Where the foot has stepped. Such as 縱跡 (trace), 絕跡 (disappear).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    seki(セキ) セキ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ato(あと) あと

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    足 (ashi・ashihen)

  • Related Keywords

    trace tracks mark remains ruins vestige evidence footprint imprint trail aftermath relic remnant scar sign

Sentences including 跡

  • The police have traced her to paris.

  • Here were some relics.

  • His success was nothing short of a miracle.

  • I couldn't make out the writing.

  • Footprints were left on the floor.

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