踪そう跡せき

noun

traces; tracks; footprints

Formal or literary term for physical evidence of someone's passage, such as footprints or tracks left behind.

• 雪ゆきの上うえに残のこされた踪そう跡せきをたどった。

noun

whereabouts

Formal or literary term for someone's location or movements, often used when the person is missing or being sought.

• 失しっ踪そうした男おとこの踪そう跡せきはまだつかめていない。