事じ跡せき

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Meanings

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

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.

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).

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.

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