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Kotomora

迹

mark, print, impression

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Readings

On'yomi

  • セキ
  • シャク

Kun'yomi

  • あと

Nanori

  • ど

Meaning

迹 centers on a visible trace left behind: a mark, print, or impression that shows something was there.

Most common words using 迹

  • 垂迹すいじゃく

    manifested form (of a Buddha or Shinto deity to save people); temporary manifestation

  • 本地垂迹説ほんじすいじゃくせつ

    manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)

  • 迹門しゃくもん

    first half of the Lotus Sutra, in which the Buddha appears as a spatiotemporally restricted being

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Etymology

迹 combines 辶 (movement) with 亦, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a footprint or trace. The exact historical development of 亦 in this context is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The movement radical 辶 wraps around 亦, like a path showing where someone walked. Picture a trail of footprints: each mark is a 迹.

Reading mnemonic

For セキ, imagine a detective saying 'I see a key mark!' while examining a footprint: 'see key' -> セキ, and the mark is the trace.