跡あと

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と

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

noun

trace; mark; tracks; sign

General word for visible evidence left behind: footprints, stains, marks, or any sign that something was there.

雪ゆきの上うえに動どう物ぶつの足あし跡あとが残のこっていた。
Animal tracks were left in the snow.
犯はん人にんは何なんの跡あとも残のこさずに逃にげた。
The culprit fled without leaving any trace.

noun

site; remains; ruins

Refers to the location where something once existed, especially historical ruins or the former site of a building.

ここはかつて城しろがあった跡あとです。
This is the site where a castle once stood.
遺い跡せきの発はっ掘くつ調ちょう査さが行おこなわれている。
Excavation work is being carried out at the ruins.

noun

scar; mark

Only when written 痕

Specifically a physical scar or lingering mark on the body or an object; often written 痕.

手しゅ術じゅつの痕あとがまだ少すこし残のこっている。
The scar from the surgery still remains a little.

Written forms

跡あとUsage93%
Standard kanji for traces, marks, remains, and sites. High-frequency in news and general use.
痕あとUsage6%
Preferred for physical scars, wounds, and lingering marks on the body.
迹あと
Archaic variant of 跡; rarely seen in modern writing.
址あと
Specialized kanji for ruins or archaeological sites; uncommon outside formal or historical contexts.

Kanji

跡tracks, mark, print
痕mark, foot print
迹mark, print, impression
址ruins

Similar words

痕こん跡せき
More formal and abstract; often used in forensic or scientific contexts for traces or evidence, while 跡 is a broader everyday word.
傷きず跡あと
Specifically a scar from a wound; 跡 alone can mean scar but is less specific and often needs context.

Etymology

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 跡 is conventionally associated with footprints, traces, and remains.

跡あと

あ

と

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

noun

trace; mark; tracks; sign

General word for visible evidence left behind: footprints, stains, marks, or any sign that something was there.

雪ゆきの上うえに動どう物ぶつの足あし跡あとが残のこっていた。
Animal tracks were left in the snow.
犯はん人にんは何なんの跡あとも残のこさずに逃にげた。
The culprit fled without leaving any trace.

noun

site; remains; ruins

Refers to the location where something once existed, especially historical ruins or the former site of a building.

ここはかつて城しろがあった跡あとです。
This is the site where a castle once stood.
遺い跡せきの発はっ掘くつ調ちょう査さが行おこなわれている。
Excavation work is being carried out at the ruins.

noun

scar; mark

Only when written 痕

Specifically a physical scar or lingering mark on the body or an object; often written 痕.

手しゅ術じゅつの痕あとがまだ少すこし残のこっている。
The scar from the surgery still remains a little.

Written forms

跡あとUsage93%
Standard kanji for traces, marks, remains, and sites. High-frequency in news and general use.
痕あとUsage6%
Preferred for physical scars, wounds, and lingering marks on the body.
迹あと
Archaic variant of 跡; rarely seen in modern writing.
址あと
Specialized kanji for ruins or archaeological sites; uncommon outside formal or historical contexts.

Kanji

跡tracks, mark, print
痕mark, foot print
迹mark, print, impression
址ruins

Similar words

痕こん跡せき
More formal and abstract; often used in forensic or scientific contexts for traces or evidence, while 跡 is a broader everyday word.
傷きず跡あと
Specifically a scar from a wound; 跡 alone can mean scar but is less specific and often needs context.

Etymology

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 跡 is conventionally associated with footprints, traces, and remains.