旧きゅう跡せき

• 旧きゅう跡せきUsage87%

  Standard kanji spelling; the most common form in modern usage.

• 旧きゅう蹟せきUsage13%

  Variant using the older kanji 蹟; rarely seen outside historical or literary contexts.

Compound of 旧 (old, former) and 跡 (trace, remains). The variant 旧蹟 uses the character 蹟, an older form of 跡 with the same meaning. The word has been used since classical times to refer to places with historical remnants.