Kanji Detail for 痕 - "mark, scar, trace"

痕

Jōyō Kanji

Meaning

痕 means "mark, scar, trace."
1. Mark - A trace; a sign left behind.
2. Scar - A mark left by a healed wound.
3. Trace - Evidence of something past.
Words using 痕
- 痕跡こんせき trace; vestige; mark
- 血痕けっこん bloodstain
Four-character idioms with 痕
- 墨痕淋漓ぼっこんりんり in bold, vivid brush strokes
Tattoo check: 痕
- Verified meaning: mark, scar, trace
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
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.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

mark; foot print

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

scar; mark; trace

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

scar; traces

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

scar, mark; vestige, trace

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

A scar. Whatever has traces is called 痕. Such as 苔痕 (moss marks), 墨痕 (ink marks).
Onyomi

kon(コン)
Kunyomi

ato(あと)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

疒 (yamaidare)
Related Keywords

mark scar trace blemish bruise dent evidence imprint indication remnant scratch sign spot stain vestige wound

痘痕も靨。
Love is blind.
痘痕も笑窪。
When in love, even pockmarks are dimples.
彼の額の傷痕は目立つ。
The scar on his forehead is conspicuous.
火星に生命の痕跡はありません。
There is no sign of life on Mars.
路上の血痕は俺のものに違いない。
The blood on the road must be mine.
メディアが憎悪の痕跡を安売りする。
The media sells a trace of hatred at bargain prices.
警察は殺人犯の痕跡を見つけたのでしょうか？
Did the police find any trace of the murderer?
唯一の証拠は、下着に付着していた精液の痕跡。
The only evidence was the traces of semen stuck to the underwear.
「これを見て」「え？」「バンパーの右側に衝突痕があるわ」
"Take a look at this." "Eh?" "There's an impact mark on the right-hand side of the bumper."
アテネへ向かう一隻の貨物船が何の痕跡も残さずに地中海で沈没した。
A cargo vessel, bound for Athens, sank in the Mediterranean without a trace.