noun
handwriting; penmanship; calligraphic work
Refers to the physical traces of writing, often with an artistic or historical connotation. Used for both everyday handwriting and valued calligraphic pieces.
この手紙は彼の書跡がよく表れている。
This letter shows his handwriting well.
博物館で古い書跡を鑑賞した。
I appreciated old calligraphic works at the museum.
Compound of 書 (writing) and 跡 (trace, mark). The alternative form 書蹟 uses the older character 蹟, which has the same meaning as 跡.