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事跡 (じせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

事じ跡せき

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Meanings

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noun

trace; vestige; evidence

Refers to physical or historical traces left behind by past events or people; often used in formal or written contexts.

古こ代だい文ぶん明めいの事じ跡せきがこの遺い跡せきから発はっ見けんされた。
Traces of an ancient civilization were discovered at this site.
彼かれの足あし取どりの事じ跡せきを追おって、警けい察さつは犯はん人にんを特とく定ていした。
Following the traces of his footsteps, the police identified the culprit.

Written forms

事じ跡せきUsage55%
Standard kanji form for 'evidence/trace of past events'.
事じ蹟せきUsage45%
Variant using 蹟 (footprint/trace); less common but still encountered.
事じ迹せき
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

事matter, thing, fact

跡tracks, mark, print

蹟remains, traces, footprint

迹mark, print, impression

Similar words

痕こん跡せき
痕跡 is more concrete and often refers to physical marks or remains, while 事跡 emphasizes the evidential aspect of past events.
形けい跡せき
形跡 also means 'trace' but is more commonly used for signs or indications of something having happened, often in negative contexts (形跡がない).

Etymology

Compound of 事 (thing, matter) and 跡 (trace, mark). The variant 蹟 is a specialized character for 'footprint/trace'.