人じん跡せき

noun

signs of human habitation; human traces

Refers to evidence that people have been in a place, such as footprints, paths, or remnants. Often used in negative contexts like 人跡未踏 (untrodden by humans) or 人跡まれ (sparsely populated).

• その島しまには人じん跡せきがまったくなかった。

  There were no signs of human habitation on that island.

• 人じん跡せき未み踏とうの地ちを探たん検けんする。

  Explore a land untrodden by humans.